Casanova
noun/ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə/, /ˌkæzəˈnəʊvə/
/ˌkæsəˈnəʊvə/, /ˌkæzəˈnəʊvə/
- a man who has sex with a lot of womenMore Like This Expressions from literary sourcesExpressions from literary sourcesWord OriginFrom Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, an Italian man in the eighteenth century who was famous for having sex with many women.
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