gigolo
noun
gig·o·lo
ˈji-gə-ˌlō 
ˈzhi-
plural gigolos
1
a
: a man who is paid to be a sexual partner and companion
b
: a male sex worker hired to attend a social engagement with someone : a man who is an escort
2
dated
: a man who is paid to be a dancing partner
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My dad was comfortable with that, as opposed to sometimes being the gigolo of the town with all the ladies or whatever, which is also hilarious.
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 23 July 2025
His Purple Highness Prince plays soulful expat Christopher Tracy, layabout by day, pianist by night and gigolo by later night.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
Tabloids hinted at steamy extramarital affairs— perhaps a gigolo, a former love, a famous author, but nothing came of those speculations.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Tabloids hinted at steamy extramarital affairs— perhaps a gigolo, a former love, a famous author, but nothing came of those speculations.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
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Angela Andaloro, People.com, 23 July 2025
His Purple Highness Prince plays soulful expat Christopher Tracy, layabout by day, pianist by night and gigolo by later night.
—Gráinne O'Hara Belluomo, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
Tabloids hinted at steamy extramarital affairs— perhaps a gigolo, a former love, a famous author, but nothing came of those speculations.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Tabloids hinted at steamy extramarital affairs— perhaps a gigolo, a former love, a famous author, but nothing came of those speculations.
—Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gigolo
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“Gigolo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gigolo. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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