Seducer
/sɪˈdjuː.sər/noun
A person who persuades someone to engage in sexual activity or to do something they may regret.
Did you know?It comes from Latin *seducere*, a verb used for leading someone aside or astray, so the word has always carried the energy of diversion, deception, and moral danger.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deuk-
“to lead”
Latin
Latin
se- + dūcere
“to lead apart, lead aside, lead away”
Late Latin
Latin
seductiō
“a leading astray; enticement”
Old French
Old French
seducer
“to lead astray, corrupt, entice”
Middle English
English
seducen
“to lead astray morally or spiritually”
Modern English
English
seducer
“a person who entices or persuades another, especially sexually”