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casanova
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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