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
Examples of Don Juan in a Sentence
at the hotel bar she was immediately hit on by the local Don Juan
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Losing Brown for any period would be devastating, as the star receiver also missed the majority of the 2024 season.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
My son, the Crown Prince, is a little bit of a Don Juan.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
The supporting cast also is first-rate, if not given a lot of screen time, with romantic interests for Julie including Nicholas Braun as a mentalist hired for Russ’ birthday party and a naked, guitar-playing Don Juan named Jackson (Charlie Gillespie).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2025
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025
More Don Juan Moore/Getty Images More news: Patriots Get Massive Injury Update on All-Pro Christian Gonzalez
Losing Brown for any period would be devastating, as the star receiver also missed the majority of the 2024 season.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
My son, the Crown Prince, is a little bit of a Don Juan.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 26 June 2025
The supporting cast also is first-rate, if not given a lot of screen time, with romantic interests for Julie including Nicholas Braun as a mentalist hired for Russ’ birthday party and a naked, guitar-playing Don Juan named Jackson (Charlie Gillespie).
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 May 2025
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“Don Juan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Don%20Juan. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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