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Lothario

American  
[loh-thair-ee-oh] / loʊˈθɛər iˌoʊ /

noun

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

    Synonyms:
    Casanova, Romeo, Don Juan

Lothario British  
/ ləʊˈθɑːrɪˌəʊ /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Lothario

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

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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

His Lothario move: signing an anonymous poem she admired.

From Washington Post May 15, 2019

Tim Scully is an introvert from Berkeley who eats the same thing every day;  Nick Sand is a charming Lothario from Brooklyn.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 26, 2017

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

Thus gamblers so often die in poverty and Lotharios in loneliness.

From A Guide to Men Being Encore Reflections of a Bachelor Girl by Helen Rowland

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