lothario

lo·thar·io

noun, often capitalized \lō-ˈther-ē-ˌō, -ˈthär-\

plural lo·thar·i·os

Definition of LOTHARIO

: a man whose chief interest is seducing women

Examples of LOTHARIO

1. <a novel about the loveless existence of an aging lothario>

Origin of LOTHARIO

Lothario, seducer in the play The Fair Penitent (1703) by Nicholas Rowe

First Known Use: 1756

Related to LOTHARIO

Synonyms: Casanova, lecher, Don Juan, lounge lizard, masher, philanderer, satyr, wolf, womanizer

Related Words: amorist, gallant, ladies' man (also lady's man), lady-killer, lover, paramour, Romeo; debaucher, romancer, seducer; whoremaster, whoremonger

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Rhymes with LOTHARIO

Arapaho, arpeggio, at one's elbow, bocaccio, bull's-eye window, carrion crow, centesimo, clock radio, con spirito, continuo, curculio, D'Annunzio, DMSO, Eustachio, ex nihilo, fantastico, fellatio, Fernando Póo, finocchio, fortissimo, Geronimo, get-up-and-go, go with the flow, Guantánamo, hereinbelow, home video, in dubio, intaglio, in utero, in vacuo, laminar flow, lancet window, La Rochefoucauld, lentissimo, locus in quo, magnifico, malapropos, Medicine Bow, medicine show, New Mexico, oregano, picture window, politico, portfolio, presidio, prestissimo, punctilio, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Rosario, quo warranto, Sarajevo, scenario, simpatico, sound-and-light show, status in quo, talk radio, tennis elbow, turbulent flow, Verrocchio