Lothario

American  

[loh-thair-ee-oh] / loʊˈθɛər iˌoʊ /

noun

plural

Lotharios

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

   Synonyms:

   Casanova, Romeo, Don Juan

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Lothario British  

/ ləʊˈθɑːrɪˌəʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Lothario

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

Example Sentences

Samba, as the story’s emotional fulcrum and bookish Lothario, makes Camille both mellow and magnetic, someone whose sensitivity and openness to the many women passing through his life can be both vice and virtue.

From Los Angeles Times

Another man, listed in the lawsuit as “the Serial Lothario,” was a Fortune 500 executive who allegedly ghosted her after several months of dating.

From Los Angeles Times

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

As with the other characters, more specifics about Dennis’ personal history — he alone is a most unreliable narrator — might have helped explain a lot and better align us with this low-rent Lothario.

From Los Angeles Times

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

Related Words

• seducer