Don Juan

[ don wahnor, Spanish, dawn hwahn don joo-uhn ]

noun

1. a legendary Spanish nobleman famous for his many seductions and dissolute life.
2. a libertine or rake.
3. a ladies' man; womanizer.
4. (italics) an unfinished epic satire (1819–24) by Byron.

Don Juan

/ ˈdɒn ˈdʒuːən; don xwan /

noun

1. a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer: hero of many poems, plays, and operas, including treatments by de Molina, Molière, Goldoni, Mozart, Byron, and Shaw
2. a successful seducer of women

Don Juan

¹

1. A legendary Spanish nobleman and chaser of women; he first appears in Spanish literature in the seventeenth century. Many authors and composers have depicted him: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , in the opera Don Giovanni; Lord Byron , in the long poem “Don Juan”; and George Bernard Shaw , in the play Man and Superman .

Don Juan

²

1. An obsessive and unscrupulous pursuer of women: “He charms all his female colleagues; he is the Don Juan of the office.” From the legendary nobleman who seduced hundreds of women and was eventually damned for his immoral ways.

Example Sentences

It turns out he was such a Don Juan that she paid him $2,500—$1,000 for each hour of his time, plus a $500 tip.

From The Daily Beast

The same has been said of Don Juan de Alvarado, ex-fiscal, and that is known throughout the country as a public matter.

From Project Gutenberg

The music of Don Juan, he wrote in 1878, was the first to make a deep impression upon me.

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The boat glides on the black waters, carrying Don Juan and his cortge of victims.

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Under this passion of tears, lamentations, and maledictions Don Juan remains unmoved; he has done what he has wished.

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Don Juan frowned at the news, but, after a moment's reflection, he shook his head carelessly.

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