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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)

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

His Lothario move: signing an anonymous poem she admired.

From Washington Post • May 15, 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

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