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Lothario

lot·ha·rio

UK/loʊˈθɛəɹioʊ/ uncommon

noun

Origin

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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