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Rake: Meaning, Grammar, Usage, and Comparisons

    A rake is a charming but irresponsible pleasure-seeker, especially in sex and drink. Learn the literary roots, rakish style, comparisons (libertine, playboy), collocations, and example uses.

    Libertine: Meaning, Grammar, Usage, and Comparisons

      “Libertine” names a pleasure-focused, rule-breaking person—often sexually free, sometimes a philosophical freethinker. See grammar, collocations, comparisons, and example uses from literature and culture.