Lothario
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Lothario
After the young seducer in Nicholas Rowe's play The Fair Penitent (1703)
Example Sentences
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A concerned Michaels checked on Lothario and was caught by Sid, who power-bombed him and pinned him for the title.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024
The choice of title is both a clever reference to the infamous 17th century literary Lothario and a reference to Maluma’s birth name, Juan Luis Londoño Arias.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023
Endlessly catchy, it’s the closest Em has come to a club banger, and his problematic Lothario dazzles rather than disgusts because he dares you to take him seriously.
From The Guardian • Feb. 20, 2020
Throughout a decade-plus career, his work has taken a number of shapes, from the charming nerdiness of his Seinfeld-inspired “Mixtape About Nothing” to the Lothario leanings of his stint with Rick Ross’s Maybach Music Group.
From New York Times • Jan. 9, 2020
Iliey call him “Lo,” which is short for Lothario, which is meant to be witty, for he is a shy and silent man, a widower.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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