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SEDUCER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A man who takes advantage of women

Synonyms:

ladies' man; lady killer; seducer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("seducer" is a kind of...):

debauchee; libertine; rounder (a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seducer"):

undoer (a seducer who ruins a woman)

Derivation:

seduce (induce to have sex)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A bad person who entices others into error or wrongdoing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("seducer" is a kind of...):

bad person (a person who does harm to others)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "seducer"):

seductress (a woman who seduces)

Derivation:

seduce (lure or entice away from duty, principles, or proper conduct)

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