lothario

Definitions


[ləˈθɛːrɪəʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a man who behaves selfishly and irresponsibly in his sexual relationships with women
(e.g: they are seduced by a handsome Lothario who gains control of their financial affairs)


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Origin:
mid 18th century: from a character in Rowe's Fair Penitent (1703); the name had earlier been used in Spanish in Don Quixote (1605–15) by Cervantes




definition by Oxford Dictionaries