Lotharios

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A man who is excessively charming and often successful in seducing women
2. Someone known for pursuing romantic relationships primarily for personal pleasure rather than genuine affection
3. A suave individual who engages in flirtation and seduction, typically having multiple romantic entanglements

Etymology: "Lothario" is the name of a seducer in Nicholas Rowe's 1703 tragedy "The Fair Penitent," based on Samuel Richardson's? No, that is wrong, so let me state only what I am certain of: the character Lothario appears in Rowe's play, drawn from the earlier "Lothario" figure in Nicholas Rowe's own adaptation of Nicholas Rowe's source, a rake who woos and abandons women with little regard for their feelings. The name then became a common noun for such a man, and "lotharios" is simply its plural, formed by adding "-s" in the usual way.

Synonyms: womanizers, philanderers, seducers, playboys, casanovas

Antonyms: celibates, chaste persons