lotharios
Unscrupulous romantic predators
Lotharios is the plural of lothario, a man who seduces women.
The term comes from a character in an early 18th-century play, now suggesting someone who pursues romantic conquests without sincere attachment: The bar was full of lotharios trying their luck.
The word carries a slightly literary or ironic tone.
Computing's founding countess
- Don GiovanniMozart opera libertine
- CasanovaProverbial ladies' man
- rakeTined yard implement
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
Wickham · seducer · protagonist · archetype · antihero · epistolary · cautionary tale · tragic
Man exploiting many lovers
- philandererHabitual romantic cheater
- Don JuanLegendary womanizer archetype
- playboyWealthy hedonist, carefree lifestyle
- libertineOne lacking moral restraint
rake · roué · cad · lecher · charmer · heartbreaker · ladies' man · smooth talker
One who seeks affection
- admirerOne who esteems another
- beauMale romantic companion
- paramourLover in secret affair
- gallantCourageously attentive and refined
courtship · wooing · flirtation · seduction · amour · tryst · liaison · serenade
Pleasantly attractive in manner
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- persuasiveAble to convince others
charismatic · urbane · polished · witty · gallant · sophisticated · handsome · silver-tongued
Lovelace
Computing's founding countess
- Don GiovanniMozart opera libertine
- CasanovaProverbial ladies' man
- rakeTined yard implement
Wickham · libertine · seducer · protagonist · archetype · antihero · epistolary · cautionary tale · tragic · downfall
womanizer
Man exploiting many lovers
- philandererHabitual romantic cheater
- Don JuanLegendary womanizer archetype
- playboyWealthy hedonist, carefree lifestyle
libertine · rake · roué · cad · lecher · charmer · heartbreaker · ladies' man · smooth talker · flirt
suitor
One who seeks affection
gallant · courtship · wooing · flirtation · seduction · amour · tryst · liaison · serenade · love letters
charming
Pleasantly attractive in manner
- suaveSmoothly refined in manner
- debonairSophisticated and carefree
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
persuasive · charismatic · urbane · polished · witty · gallant · sophisticated · handsome · silver-tongued · manipulative
lotharioscelibates
Those avoiding sexual activity
monks · ascetics · prudes · abstainers · virgins
lothariosincels
Self-described rejected men
wallflowers · lonely hearts · nerds · losers · rejects