Romeo
/ˈrəʊmɪəʊ
/noun
1 (plural Romeos) An attractive, passionate male seducer or lover: I saw her heading out the door with some rug-chested young Romeo...
- Books were here way before movies, and ladies have been enthralled with certain Romeos for years.
- His mobility is juxtaposed with the ‘ex-would-be Romeos, their wives, in-laws, and kids piled high’ into ‘cars with sputtering motors’.
- ‘Well,’ she said, smiling, ‘we have ten Juliets, twelve Romeos and a lighting technician.’
Synonyms
ladies' man, Don Juan, Casanova, Lothario, womanizer, playboy, lover, seducer, philanderer, flirt;
gigolo
informal wolf, ladykiller, stud, skirt-chaser
informal, dated gay dog
archaic gallant
2A code word representing the letter R, used in radio communication.
Origin
From the name of the hero of Shakespeare's romantic tragedy Romeo and Juliet.