- lothario
- noun (plural -ios) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Lothario, seducer in the play The Fair Penitent (1703) by Nicholas Rowe Date: 1756 a man whose chief interest is seducing women
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Lothario — is a character in the play The Fair Penitent (1703), by Nicholas Rowe. In the play, Lothario seduces and betrays Calista. The word lothario has thus entered the English language as an eponym: a lothario is a handsome, seductive ladies man.In The… … Wikipedia
Lothario — Lo*tha ri*o, n. [Name of a character in Rowe s drama, The Fair Penitent. ] A gay seducer of women; a libertine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lothario — masc. proper name, Italian form of O.H.G. Hlothari, Hludher (whence Ger. Luther, Fr. Lothaire), lit. famous warrior, from O.H.G. lut (see LOUD (Cf. loud)) + heri host, army (see HARRY (Cf. harry) (v.)). As a characteristic name for a lady killer … Etymology dictionary
lothario — [n] womanizer Casanova, Don Juan, gigolo, ladies’ man, lady killer, lecher, libertine, lover, philanderer, rake, Romeo, seducer, skirt chaser, stud*, wolf*; concepts 372,401 … New thesaurus
Lothario — ► NOUN (pl. Lotharios) ▪ a womanizer. ORIGIN from a character in Nicholas Rowe s tragedy The Fair Penitent (1703) … English terms dictionary
Lothario — [lō ther′ē ō΄, lōthär′ē ō] n. pl. Lotharios [name of young rake in Nicholas Rowe s play The Fair Penitent (1703)] [often l ] a seducer of women; rake … English World dictionary
Lothario — UK [ləʊˈθɑːrɪəʊ] / US [loʊˈθerɪoʊ] noun [countable] Word forms Lothario : singular Lothario plural Lotharios showing disapproval a man who has sexual relationships with many different women … English dictionary
Lothario — (Roget s Thesaurus II) also lothario noun 1. A man amorously attentive to women: amorist, Casanova, Don Juan, gallant, lady s man, Romeo. See SEX. 2. A man who seduces women: debaucher, seducer. See SEX … English dictionary for students
Lothario — a male who constantly makes sexual proposals to women He was a character in a play of 1703, The Fair Penitent, by Rowe: He pointed out the office lothario and the office seductress. (Sanders, 1981) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Lothario — /loh thair ee oh /, n., pl. Lotharios. (sometimes l.c.) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women. [after the young seducer in Nicholas Rowe s play The Fair Penitent (1703)] Syn. Don Juan, Romeo, Casanova. * * * … Universalium
