noun
gigolo
JIHG-uh-loh
noun
1
A man who is paid or financially supported by a woman in exchange for companionship or romantic attention.
"The film follows a young gigolo hired by a wealthy widow."
How to Use Gigolo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA man who is financially kept or paid by a woman for romantic or physical companionship.
Word Forms
gigoloed past tense, gigolos plural, gigoloes singular, gigolos singular
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Etymology
From French gigolo, "a young man kept by an older woman," itself a back-formation from gigolette, a term for a dancing girl for hire.