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Libertines
[lib-er-teen, -tin] 
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libertine
[lib-er-teen, -tin]
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | debauched person |
| Synonyms: | cyprian, debauchee, lecher, paillard, profligate, rake, satyr, sensualist, voluptuary |
| Notes: | a libertarian is someone who believes the doctrine of free will, while a libertine is a person who is morally unrestrained |
| Antonyms: | puritan |
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| Main Entry: | Don Juan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | womanizer |
| Synonyms: | Casanova, Lothario, Prince Charming, Romeo, charmer, heartbreaker, ladies' man, ladies' man, lady-killer, lady-killer, libertine, lover, philanderer, playboy, rake, roué, seducer, skirt chaser, smooth operator, stud, wolf, woman chaser |
| Main Entry: | hedonist |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who seeks pleasure above other values |
| Synonyms: | bon vivant, debauchee, epicure, epicurean, glutton, gourmand, lecher, libertine, pleasuremonger, pleasureseeker, profligate, sensualist, sybarite, thrill-seeker, voluptuary |
| Antonyms: | ascetic |
| Main Entry: | lothario |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | womanizer |
| Synonyms: | Casanova, Don Juan, Romeo, gigolo, ladies' man, lady-killer, lecher, libertine, lover, philanderer, rake, seducer, skirt chaser, stud*, wolf* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | profligate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who is immoral |
| Synonyms: | debauchee, degenerate, dissipater, good-for-nothing, lecher, libertine, nighthawk, no-good, old goat, operator, prodigal, rake, reprobate, roué, swinger, waster, wastrel |
| Main Entry: | villain |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | evil person |
| Synonyms: | antihero, blackguard, brute, caitiff, creep*, criminal, devil, enfant terrible, evildoer, heel, libertine, lowlife, malefactor, mischief-maker, miscreant, offender, profligate, rapscallion, rascal, reprobate, scoundrel, sinner, wretch |
| Notes: | a villain is a bad or evil person; a villein was a feudal serf in medieval Europe |
| Antonyms: | hero, heroine |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wanton |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | profligate person |
| Synonyms: | debauchee, libertine, rake |
| Main Entry: | womanizer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | philanderer |
| Synonyms: | Casanova, Don Juan, Romeo, gigolo, heartbreaker, ladies' man, lady-killer, lecher, libertine, lothario, lover, lover-boy, rake, seducer, skirt chaser, stud*, wolf* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | lecher |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | debauchee |
| Synonyms: | Casanova, Don Juan, Romeo, debaucher, gigolo, lady-killer, lech, libertine, lothario, philanderer, playboy, rake, reprobate, roue, satyr, stud*, swinger, womanizer |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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