lothario
1Lothario — 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… …
2Lothario — 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] …
3Lothario — 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 …
4lothario — [n] womanizer Casanova, Don Juan, gigolo, ladies’ man, lady killer, lecher, libertine, lover, philanderer, rake, Romeo, seducer, skirt chaser, stud*, wolf*; concepts 372,401 …
5Lothario — ► NOUN (pl. Lotharios) ▪ a womanizer. ORIGIN from a character in Nicholas Rowe s tragedy The Fair Penitent (1703) …
6Lothario — [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 …
7Lothario — 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 …
8lothario — 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 …
9Lothario — (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 …
10Lothario — 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) …