"pickup artist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pickup artists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pickup artist (plural pickup artists)
  1. One who uses specialized tactics to seduce women. Wikipedia link: pickup artist Categories (topical): People, Seduction community Synonyms: PUA, player Translations (Translations): 撩妹高手 (liáomèi gāoshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), pelimies (Finnish), séducteur [masculine] (French), Aufreißkünstler [masculine] (German), пикапер (pikaper) [masculine] (Russian), raggningsspecialist [common-gender] (Swedish)

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