A gigolo is a man who is paid to be the lover of a rich and usually older woman.
[disapproval]
gigolo in British English
(ˈʒɪɡəˌləʊ)
nounWord forms: plural-los
1.
a man who is kept by a woman, esp an older woman
2.
a man who is paid to dance with or escort women
Word origin
C20: from French, back formation from gigolette girl for hire as a dancing partner, prostitute, from giguer to dance, from gigue a fiddle; compare gigot, gigue, jig
gigolo in American English
(ˈdʒɪgəˌloʊ; ˈʒɪgˌloʊ)
nounWord forms: ˈgigoˌlos
1.
a man who is paid to be a dancing partner or escort for women
2.
a man who is the lover of a woman and is supported by her