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lothario

/loʊˈθɛəɹioʊ/

lothario is the alternative letter-case form of Lothario.

Noun capitalized: Lothario

Lothario (plural Lotharios)

  1. A man whose chief interest is seducing, usually women.
    • High times, indeed, if unprincipled young rakes like him are to be permitted to invade the sanctity of domestic bliss; though do what the Bashaw will, he cannot keep the most notorious Lothario out of his bed; for alas! all fish bed in common.1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “Schools and Schoolmasters”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 437
    • He warned her 'gainst seductive youths in scarlet clad and gold, / As much as 'gainst the blandishments paternal of the old; / But kept his gravest warnings for (hereby my ditty hangs) / That snowy-haired Lothario Lieutenant-General Bangs.1886, Rudyard Kipling, “[Departmental Ditties] A Code of Morals”, in Departmental Ditties […], New York, N.Y.: M. F. Mansfield & A. Wessels, published 1899, →OCLC

Synonyms of lothario

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Forms of lothario

plurallotharios
pluralLotharios
alternative formlothario

Origin of lothario

Named after Lothario, a character in the play The Fair Penitent, a reference to a seducer of the same name in the metastory of the Quixote called The Impertinent Curious Man.

Questions about lothario

What does lothario mean?
Lothario means a man whose chief interest is seducing, usually women.
What is lothario the alternative letter-case form of?
Lothario is the alternative letter-case form of Lothario.
What part of speech is lothario?
Lothario is a noun.
How do you pronounce lothario?
Lothario is pronounced /loʊˈθɛəɹioʊ/.
What is the plural of lothario?
The plural of lothario is lotharios.

Words near lothario in the dictionary

  1. Lothair
  2. Lotharian
  3. Lotharingia
  4. Lotharingian
  5. Lotharingians
  6. lothario
  7. lotharios
  8. lotharmeyerite
  9. Lothbeg
  10. lothe
  11. lothefull

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