Lothario
Americannoun
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Lotharios
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of Lothario
After the young seducer in Nicholas Rowe's play The Fair Penitent (1703)
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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
Unlike with her lovable Lothario counterpart, Joey, there’s certainly a Tao of Phoebe that’s worth pilfering.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2019
He said, “Good evening, Colonel. Lo Armistead. The ‘Lo’ is short for Lothario.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
Average Joes compete against self-styled Lotharios for the affections of three women — and a pile of cash — in this new reality series hosted by comic Nikki Glaser.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2021
Each culminates with Sam calling out these misguided Lotharios in lengthy, ruthless monologues that end with summaries as simple as, “You are a bummer. BOO on YOU,” followed by semi-orgasmic heaving breathing.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2017
She had also married Warren Beatty, one of Hollywood’s most legendary Lotharios, and had three children with him.
From Slate ● Dec. 20, 2016
A version of this review appears in print on January 31, 2014, on page C8 of the with the headline: For One-Night Lotharios, It’s Time to Face the Truth.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2014
With Josephine it was the constancy that is born of an affectionate disposition and the absence of rival Lotharios: with Adelaide it was the result of calculation and decision.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 by Various
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