Casanova

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə/, /ˌkæzəˈnəʊvə/
• (US) IPA: /ˌkæsəˈnoʊvə/, /ˌkæzəˈnoʊvə/

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• Rhymes: -əʊvə

Noun

Casanova (plural Casanovas)

1. A man considered romantic and gallant, especially one who gives amorous attentions to women.
2. A promiscuous, philandering man.

Synonyms

• (promiscuous man): philanderer
• See also Thesaurus:libertine

Thesaurus

Artful Dodger, Don Juan, Lothario, Machiavel, Machiavelli, Machiavellian, Romeo, actor, amoroso, bamboozler, beau, befuddler, beguiler, boyfriend, caballero, cavalier, cavaliere servente, charmer, chaser, counterfeiter, debauchee, deceiver, deluder, dissembler, dissimulator, dodger, double-dealer, duper, enchanter, entrancer, esquire, faker, fellow, flame, fooler, forger, gallant, gay deceiver, gay dog, gigolo, hoaxer, hypnotizer, inamorato, jilt, jilter, joker, jokester, kidder, lady-killer, leg-puller, libertine, lothario, love-maker, lover-boy, man, masher, mesmerizer, misleader, necker, old man, paramour, petter, philander, philanderer, plagiarist, plagiarizer, playactor, practical joker, profligate, ragger, rake, rakehell, rip, role-player, roue, rounder, seducer, sheik, skirt chaser, spoofer, squire, sugar daddy, swain, swinger, tease, teaser, walking phallus, wanton, wolf, woman chaser, womanizer, young man