Romeo
1 of 2noun
Ro·meo ˈrō-mē-ˌō 
in Shakespeare also ˈrōm-(ˌ)yō
plural Romeos
1
: the hero of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet who dies for love of Juliet
2
: a male lover
Romeo
2 of 2communications code word
—used as a code word for the letter r
Example Sentences
Noun He was quite a Romeo when he was younger.
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1566, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Communications Code Word
1952, in the meaning defined above
Romeo
noun
as in lover
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- lover
- paramour
- amorist
- lady's man
- gallant
- Casanova
- lothario
- lecher
- satyr
- philanderer
- womanizer
- ladies' man
- lady-killer
- Don Juan
- wolf
- seducer
- debaucher
- masher
- lounge lizard
- romancer
- whoremaster
- whoremonger