Don Juan

noun

ˈdän-ˈ(h)wän 

chiefly British and in poetry dän-ˈjü-ən

1

: a legendary Spaniard proverbial for his seduction of women

2

: a captivating man known as a great lover or seducer of women

Don Juanism

ˈdän-ˈ(h)wän-ˌi-zəm 

dän-ˈjü-ə-ˌni-

noun

Synonyms of Don Juan

• womanizer
• lover

Examples of Don Juan in a Sentence

at the hotel bar she was immediately hit on by the local Don Juan

Recent Examples on the Web

The painting comes from a series Brown made between 2016 and 2018 looking at 19th-century Romantic painting, particularly Delacroix’s The Shipwreck of Don Juan (1840) and Géricault’s The Raft of the Medusa (1818–19). — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Despite his rakish lifestyle, Don Juan falls in love with innocent Adriana, infuriating the envious Lucrezia Borgia (Estelle Taylor), who plots to ruin the young lovers’ nascent romance. — Air Mail, 8 Aug. 2026

Born in Rome in 1938, Juan Carlos was the son of Don Juan de Borbon, the exiled heir to the Spanish throne. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 July 2026

After Supergirl, Dunaway continued to land starring roles in movies like Don Juan DeMarco (1994) and The Rules of Attraction (2002). — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 28 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Spanish

First Known Use

1679, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Don Juan

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon

Medical Definition

Don Juan

noun

(ˈ)dän-ˈ(h)wän, British usually dän-ˈjü-ən

plural Don Juans

: a man who pursues women promiscuously