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seducer

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se·duce  (s-ds, -dys)
tr.v. se·duced, se·duc·ing, se·duc·es
1. To lead away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct. See Synonyms at lure.
2. To induce to engage in sex.
3.
a. To entice or beguile into a desired state or position.
b. To win over; attract.

[Middle English seduisen, from Old French seduire, seduis-, alteration (influenced by Medieval Latin sdcere, to lead astray) of suduire, to seduce, from Latin subdcere, to withdraw : sub-, sub- + dcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

se·ducea·ble, se·duci·ble adj.
se·ducer n.

seducer [sɪˈdjuːsə] feminine, seductress [sɪˈdʌktrɪs]
n
a person who entices, allures, or seduces, esp one who entices another to engage in sexual intercourse
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.seducer - a bad person who entices others into error or wrongdoing
bad person - a person who does harm to others
seductress - a woman who seduces
2.seducerseducer - a man who takes advantage of women  
debauchee, libertine, rounder - a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
undoer - a seducer who ruins a woman; "she awoke in the arms of her cruel undoer"

seducer
noun charmer, Don Juan, Casanova, philanderer, wolf (informal), stud (slang), flirt, playboy, trifler, gallant, Lothario, womanizer (informal), lady-killer (informal), gay dog, dallier, ladies' man He is proud of his reputation as a seducer.
Translations
seducer [sɪˈdjuːsəʳ] Nseductor(a) m/f
seducer [sɪˈdjuːsər] nséducteur/trice m/f
seducer
nVerführer m
seducer [sɪˈdjuːsəʳ] nseduttore/trice
seducer [sɪˈdjuːsəʳ] nseduttore/trice


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This consideration gave him no little uneasiness, till Betty, the elder sister, was so kind, some time afterwards, entirely to cure him by a hint, that one Will Barnes, and not himself, had been the first seducer of Molly; and that the little child, which he had hitherto so certainly concluded to be his own, might very probably have an equal title, at least, to claim Barnes for its father.
Mademoiselle Bourienne was often touched to tears as in imagination she told this story to him, her seducer.
Suzanne took the bag and departed, after allowing the old bachelor to kiss her, which he did with an air that seemed to say, "It is a right which costs me dear; but it is better than being harried by a lawyer in the court of assizes as the seducer of a girl accused of infanticide.
 
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