What does the word libertine mean?
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A licentious man; seducer.
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: adjective
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Usage examples for libertine
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If the moralist distinguishes between actions that are evil because they are forbidden, and those that are forbidden because they are evil, the libertine has a counter- distinction between those that are forbidden because they are pleasant, and those that are pleasant because they are forbidden. – The Faith of the Millions (2nd series) by George Tyrrell
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True, the insolence of that libertine, Walter Butler, affronted me, and it gave me a sour pleasure to think how I should quiet his swagger with one plain word aside. – The Reckoning by Robert W. Chambers