man-trap

American  

[man-trap] / ˈmænˌtræp /

Or mantrap

noun

1. an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.

2. Slang. a woman who is purported to be dangerously seductive or who schemes in her amours; femme fatale.

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Etymology

Origin of man-trap

First recorded in 1765–75

Example Sentences

A man-trap involves bulletproof glass doors that control the entrance to the bank.

From Washington Times • Jun. 11, 2016

I must add that this garden, with its low wall, has been a perfect man-trap.

From Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth by Earle, Alice Morse

Through his field-glass he surveyed the whole gloomy scene with microscopic attention, searching for an exit out of this monstrous man-trap, and searching in vain.

From Overland by De Forest, J. W. (John William)

Thus ended the episode of Percy FitzPercy—his man-trap.

From No Man's Land by McNeile, H. C. (Herman Cyril)

Melbury, not suspecting the presence of Fitzpiers, coupled this account with the man-trap and the scream; he could not understand what it all meant; but the sinister event of the trap made him follow on.

From The Woodlanders by Hardy, Thomas