Etymology

lothario

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Today it means: A man whose chief interest is seducing, usually women. Full definition →

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The story

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.

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