2 October 2018

Lothario

[loh-thair-ee-oh]

noun, plural Lotharios.

1. (sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.

Origin of Lothario

after the young seducer in Nicholas Rowe’s play The Fair Penitent (1703)

Synonyms

Don Juan, Romeo, Casanova.

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Examples from the Web for Lothario

Contemporary Examples

Later, his turn as a Lothario in the box office hit Crazy Stupid Love made him even more swoon-worthy.
Rob Lowe: Don’t Hate Me Because I’m Beautiful
Tricia Romano
April 8, 2014

We have a fantasy that Don Draper is a Lothario who can go out and get any woman that he wants.
Mad Men’s Slap-Happy Return
Jace Lacob
July 25, 2010

Historical Examples

Despite its many beauties, it was even less successful than Lothario.
Handel
Edward J. Dent

Anagram

hail or it

Today’s quote

How strangely will the Tools of a Tyrant pervert the plain Meaning of Words!

– Samuel Adams

On this day

2 October 1803 – death of Samuel Adams, American revolutionary and founding father. Born 27 September 1722.

2 October 1869 – birth of Mohandas Gandhi. Leader the campaign for Indian independence from British rule through non-violent disobedience. Assassinated 30 January 1948 by a Hindu nationalist opposed to the partitioning of India, who believed Gandhi was favouring the creation of the Muslim state of Pakistan.

2 October – International Day of Non-violence. This day was chosen because it is the anniversary of Mohandas Gandhi’s birth.