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gigolo
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun gigolo has 1 sense
- gigolo(n = noun.person) Array - a man who has sex with and is supported by a woman; Array is a kind of debauchee, libertine, rounder
has particulars: lizard, lounge lizard
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gigolo, n. (pl. -os)
1 a young man paid by an older woman to be her escort or lover.
2 a professional male dancing-partner or escort.
1 a young man paid by an older woman to be her escort or lover.
2 a professional male dancing-partner or escort.
Etymology
F, formed as masc. of gigole dance-hall woman
THESAURUS
gigolo
Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, Romeo, amoroso, bawd, beau, boyfriend, caballero, cavalier, cavaliere servente, esquire, fancy man, fellow, flame, gallant, inamorato, lady-killer, love-maker, madam, man, maquereau, necker, old man, pander, panderer, petter, philanderer, pimp, procurer, procuress, seducer, sheik, squire, sugar daddy, swain, white slaver, young man
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