Don Juan

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdɒnˈdʒuːən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɑn ˈwɑn/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(don wän or, Sp., dôn hwän for 1, 2; esp. for 4 don jo̅o̅ən)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
Don Juan /dɑn ˈwɑn/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. Literaturea man who seduces many women.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Don Juan  (don wän or, Sp., dôn hwän for 1, 2; esp. for 4 don jo̅o̅ən),USA pronunciation 
  1. Literaturea legendary Spanish nobleman famous for his many seductions and dissolute life.
  2. Literaturea libertine or rake.
  3. Literaturea ladies' man;
    womanizer.
  4. Literature(italics) an unfinished epic satire (1819–24) by Byron.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Don Juan / ˈdɒn ˈdʒuːən don xwan/
  1. a legendary Spanish nobleman and philanderer: hero of many poems, plays, and operas, including treatments by de Molina, Molière, Goldoni, Mozart, Byron, and Shaw
  2. a successful seducer of women
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