Don Juan

/ˌdɒn ˈ(h)wɑːn//ˌdɒn ˈdʒʊən/

noun

A man who obsessively seduces women.

“James has three girlfriends; he's a real Don Juan.”

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Meanings

nounDon Juan (plural Don Juans)

plural Don Juans

  1. A man who obsessively seduces women.

    James has three girlfriends; he's a real Don Juan.

    Synonyms: philanderer, Lothario, adulterer, bed-hopper, carpetmonger, chamberer, debauchee, debaucher

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA man who obsessively seduces women.

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Origin

After the legendary 14th-century Spanish nobleman Don Juan.

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Translations

Arabic دُون خُوَان
  • دُون خُوَان (dūn ḵuwān)a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Chinese Mandarin 唐璜
  • 唐璜 (táng huáng)a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Dutch Don Juan, Casanova
  • Don Juana man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • Casanovaa man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Esperanto donĵuano
  • donĵuanoa man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Finnish donjuan
  • donjuana man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
French don Juan
  • don Juana man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
German Don Juan
  • Don Juana man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Greek γυναικάς
  • γυναικάς (gynaikás)a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Hebrew דון־חואן
  • דון־חואן (don khuan)a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Italian dongiovanni
  • dongiovannia man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Japanese ドンファン, 女垂らし
  • ドンファン (danfan)a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • 女垂らし (onna-tarashi)a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • 女誑し (onna-tarashi)a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Persian دون ژوان
  • دون ژوان (don žuân)a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Polish donżuan, lowelas
  • donżuana man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • lowelasa man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • casanovaa man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • Romeoa man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • bałamuta man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • kobieciarza man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • uwodziciela man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Portuguese dom-juan
  • dom-juana man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Romanian Don Juan, afemeiat
  • Don Juana man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • afemeiata man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Russian донжуа́н
  • донжуа́н (donžuán)a man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Spanish Don Juan, donjuán
  • Don Juana man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • donjuána man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Swedish tjejtjusare, kvinnoförförare
  • tjejtjusarea man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • kvinnoförförarea man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
  • fruntimmerskarla man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Thai ดอนฮวน
  • ดอนฮวนa man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer
Cite this entry
APA

Don Juan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Don%20Juan

MLA

“Don Juan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Don%20Juan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Don Juan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Don%20Juan.

Source: Don Juan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.