Lothario

[ loh-thair-ee-oh ]

noun

, plural Lo·thar·i·os.

1. (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.

   Synonyms: Casanova, Romeo, Don Juan

Lothario

/ ləʊˈθɑːrɪˌəʊ /

noun

1. sometimes not capital a rake, libertine, or seducer

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lothario¹

After the young seducer in Nicholas Rowe's play The Fair Penitent (1703)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lothario¹

C18: after a seducer in Nicholas Rowe's tragedy The Fair Penitent (1703)

Example Sentences

The knowledge that our 29th President was a real life lothario and aspiring E.L. James comes as quite a shock.

From The Daily Beast

Later, his turn as a lothario in the box office hit Crazy Stupid Love made him even more swoon-worthy.

From The Daily Beast

Young Fred told us that his uncle, as a young man, had been a great one for the girls, a proper village Lothario.

From The Daily Beast

Of the current crop of young Royals, Prince Harry is widely portrayed as a woman-chasing Lothario.

From The Daily Beast

Vadim was a notorious Lothario whose mistresses had included Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve.

From The Daily Beast

He himself had not the slightest intention of playing Lothario and of wrecking the peace of the Ducksmith household.

From Project Gutenberg

His name was Lothario, of the family of the Conti; he was nephew of a pope, and counted three cardinals among his relatives.

From Project Gutenberg

Lady Beldi shrieked aloud, and instantly repulsed the self-forgetful Lothario.

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If they had to name him for poetry why didn't they call him Lothario and be done with it!

From Project Gutenberg

She courtesied, returned him the letter, and resumed her study of Lothario.

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Related Words

• seducer