Lothario

[ loh-thair-ee-oh ]

noun

, plural Lo·thar·i·os.

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

   Synonyms: Casanova, Romeo, Don Juan

Lothario

/ ləʊˈθɑːrɪˌəʊ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lothario¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lothario¹

C18: after a seducer in Nicholas Rowe's tragedy The Fair Penitent (1703)

Example Sentences

It also undermines his lifelong effort to portray himself as an irresistible Lothario and sexual dynamo.

From Salon

The family man whose long list of young companions, especially at so-called Bunga Bunga bacchanals, both scandalized the country and endeared him to aspiring Lotharios.

From New York Times

In large part because of his insatiable need to present as a Lothario, Trump also keeps pretending that various alleged victims aren't hot enough to earn his violent attention.

From Salon

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

Her maternal grandfather, a bipolar Texas Lothario who was married at least 10 times, was shot in the stomach by one of his wives, and her maternal great-grandfather killed a man with a hay hook.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• seducer