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gigolo

gigolo

25 9.0
A man who gets money from a woman in return for sex
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɪɡəˌloʊ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : gigoló
  • I was torn by guilt and worry over my absences from home and work and by my position as a gigolo, and all the while Lillian kept asking me if I had money.
  • gigolos and prostitutes
  • just a gigolo
  • Male Gigolo

And Billy Wilder was in in his former life before he was a before he was a filmmaker, was apparently a gigolo.

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Examples

  • Are there any rich ladies out there looking to pay my million-dollar gigolo fee?

    Blog text (3)
  • Henry... are you a gigolo?

  • But after a week, who knows, we could get you work as a gigolo! It was midnight.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The moment I walked into a room with her on my arm, I knew instantly that I was being perceived as a gigolo.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I'm a high-end gigolo.

  • Sexually, too, he refuses all limits: he begins by sleeping with prostitutes and then becomes a gigolo to a woman in a small town in the Rhone Valley.

    Academic text (1996)
  • He became a gigolo after losing his job, relying on wealthy women for support.

  • Many people were shocked to discover that he was living as a gigolo in the upscale neighborhood.

  • She introduced him as her gigolo at the party, which made everyone curious about their arrangement.

Synonyms

prostitute
vsgigolo
  • NSFW
342 4.2

A person who has sex with other people for money

is supported by a woman rather than paid directly in money

Surface Forms

gigolo singular
gigolos plural

Etymology

Gigolo probably comes from a French word for a 'dance', like the English jig, because it first named men who were paid to dance or keep women company. So a gigolo today is a man supported by a woman, often in return for a romantic or sexual relationship.