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

Examples of gigolo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Helmy, the more sensitive elder brother, has been out of regular work for three years; Erich, the younger brother, has been serving as a ski instructor at a resort hotel and performing as a gigolo to some of the wealthy older women who stay there. —Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2025

Instead, Jaime Escalante (Edward James Olmos) teaches in a fast food worker uniform and inspires with math problems about gigolos. —Michelle Kung, EW.com, 18 Aug. 2025

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. —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

Word History

Etymology

French

First Known Use

1905, in the meaning defined at sense 1