casanova

• POS: Noun
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CIDE DICTIONARY

casanova, n. 

•  an Italian adventurer (Giovanni Giacomo Casanova; b. 1725; d. 1798) who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters.  [WordNet 1.5]
•  any man noted for his amorous adventures.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

casanova, n. a man notorious for seducing women.

Etymology

G. J. Casanova de Seingalt, It. adventurer d. 1798

THESAURUS

casanova

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