lothario

Translations

Lotharionoun
Lotharios
pl
UK
/ləʊˈθɑːrɪəʊ/
US
/loʊˈθɑːrioʊ/
He was known as a Lothario among his friends.
Он был известен как ловелас среди своих друзей.
Additional translations
Lotharioadjective
Used attributively to describe behaviour or qualities reminiscent of a womaniser.
Lotharioproper noun
UK
/ləˈθɑːrɪəʊ/
US
/loʊˈθɛrioʊ/
Name of a character in Cervantes’ Don Quixote; origin of the common noun sense.
Synonyms
Don Giovanni
Don Juan

Definitions

Lotharionoun
A man who behaves selfishly and irresponsibly in his sexual relationships with women.
He was known as a Lothario, leaving a trail of broken hearts wherever he went.
Lotharioadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a man who seduces women frequently and irresponsibly.
His Lothario exploits soon became the talk of the town.
Lotharioproper noun
A fictional character in Cervantes’ novel “Don Quixote”, whose name became synonymous with a seductive womaniser.
Lothario is introduced in the interpolated tale of “The Man Who Was Recklessly Curious” in Don Quixote.