Lothario
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 A man whose chief interest is seducing, usually women.
"High times, indeed, if unprincipled young rakes like him are to be permitted to invade the sanctity of domestic bliss; though do what the Bashaw will, he cannot keep the most notorious Lothario out of his bed; for alas! all fish bed in common."
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of Lothario. alt-of
- 3 a successful womanizer; a man who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with women wordnet
Example
More examples"High times, indeed, if unprincipled young rakes like him are to be permitted to invade the sanctity of domestic bliss; though do what the Bashaw will, he cannot keep the most notorious Lothario out of his bed; for alas! all fish bed in common."
Etymology
Named after Lothario, a character in the play The Fair Penitent, a reference to a seducer of the same name in the metastory of the Quixote called The Impertinent Curious Man.
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