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Don Juan

Noun

∙ A man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer.

BABYLON ENGLISH
Don Juan n.
womanizer, man who loves to pursue women; Don Juan Tenorio, mythical Spanish nobleman known for his temptation of women; (Slang) marijuana

WORDNET 2.0
Don Juan
Noun
1. a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas
(hypernym) Lord, noble, nobleman
2. any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman)
(hypernym) womanizer, womaniser, philanderer
(classification) Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Don Juan
Don Juan (Spanish), Don Giovanni (Italian) is a legendary, fictional libertine. The first written version of the Don Juan legend was written by the Spanish dramatist Tirso de Molina (nom de plume of Gabriel Téllez). His play, El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra (The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest), was set in the fourteenth century and published in Spain around 1630. The name "Don Juan" is a common metaphor for a "womanizer".
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

Don Juan

Noun

∙ A man who obsessively seduces women; a philanderer.

BABYLON ENGLISH
Don Juan n.
womanizer, man who loves to pursue women; Don Juan Tenorio, mythical Spanish nobleman known for his temptation of women; (Slang) marijuana

WORDNET 2.0
Don Juan
Noun
1. a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer who became the hero of many poems and plays and operas
(hypernym) Lord, noble, nobleman
2. any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman)
(hypernym) womanizer, womaniser, philanderer
(classification) Spain, Kingdom of Spain, Espana

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Don Juan
Don Juan (Spanish), Don Giovanni (Italian) is a legendary, fictional libertine. The first written version of the Don Juan legend was written by the Spanish dramatist Tirso de Molina (nom de plume of Gabriel Téllez). His play, El burlador de Sevilla y convidado de piedra (The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest), was set in the fourteenth century and published in Spain around 1630. The name "Don Juan" is a common metaphor for a "womanizer".
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