(ˈ)dänˈ(h)wän, dänˈjüən, ˌdänəˈwän — usu -ˈjüən with reference to Byronʸs poem, where such a pronunc is required by rhymes noun
( plural don juans )
Usage: usually capitalized D&J
Etymology: after Don Juan, legendary Spanish nobleman featured in many works of literature, especially El Burlador de Sevilla by Gabriel Téllez (Tirso de Molina) died 1648 Spanish dramatist, and Don Juan, by George Gordon, Lord Byron died 1824 English poet
: a man that pursues women : libertine