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Furthermore, I was sensible that the people of the house must needs have a terrible notion of me, as a savage, bloody-minded, obdurate fellow; a perfect woman-eater; and, no doubt, expected to see me with the claws of a lion, and the fangs of a tiger; and it was but policy to show them what a harmless pleasant fellow I am, in order to familiarize the Johns and the Josephs to me.
Clarissa Harlowe 2006
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He is deemed a horrid animal, a sort of a woman-eater that devours every thing that comes in his way, and that no woman can withstand him.
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He was a lion who roamed at large over a great variety of hunting grounds, some of which it would be snobbish to mention; for many reasons he preferred Quicksands: a man-eater, a woman-eater, and extraordinarily popular, nevertheless.
A Modern Chronicle — Volume 03 Winston Churchill 1909
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Quicksands: a man-eater, a woman-eater, and extraordinarily popular, nevertheless.
A Modern Chronicle — Complete Winston Churchill 1909
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He was a lion who roamed at large over a great variety of hunting grounds, some of which it would be snobbish to mention; for many reasons he preferred Quicksands: a man-eater, a woman-eater, and extraordinarily popular, nevertheless.
Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Winston Churchill Winston Churchill 1909
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That man with the eyes and the greedy red mouth was a woman-eater, she knew.
The Dop Doctor Richard Dehan 1897
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He was more than what you call a lady-killer, he was a woman-eater.
The Amazing Marriage — Volume 1 George Meredith 1868
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He was more than what you call a lady-killer, he was a woman-eater.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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He was more than what you call a lady-killer, he was a woman-eater.
The Amazing Marriage — Complete George Meredith 1868
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John Cranston was a veritable woman-eater, with neither asinine nor clownish qualities beneath his leonine exterior.
minerva commented on the word woman-eater
Furthermore, I was sensible that the people of the house must needs have a terrible notion of me, as a savage, bloody-minded, obdurate fellow; a perfect woman-eater...
Lovelace to Belford, Clarissa by Samuel Richardson
December 16, 2007