romeo

/ˈɹoʊmioʊ/

name 5noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

convertible, latest, light, loved, new, next

VERB + ROMEO

appear, ask, bring, going, know, met, perform, sees

ROMEO + NOUN

art, balcony, juliet, man, thou, way, you're

PREP.

in, in, on, out, without

ADV.

instantly, really, wherefore, wherefore

Definitions

name

A male given name from the Romance languages.

One of the main characters of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare: the ardent lover of Juliet.

A number of places in the United States:

noun

A boyfriend.

Have you met her latest Romeo yet?

A man who has a reputation for being a great lover or very romantic.

Indian Romeos […] have yielded to the temptation to pat, feel, pinch and brush against the more irresistible and accessible portions of women who come within discreet cop-a-feel distance.

So you think you're a Romeo / You're playing a part in a picture-show / Well, take the long way home

A spy specialised in seducing persons of interest, in particular a man targeting women.

A womanizer.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Romeo from the NATO/ICAO Phonetic Alphabet.

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Example Bank

Have you met her latest Romeo yet?

Wiktionary

Indian Romeos […] have yielded to the temptation to pat, feel, pinch and brush against the more irresistible and accessible portions of women who come within discreet cop-a-feel distance.

Wiktionary

So you think you're a Romeo / You're playing a part in a picture-show / Well, take the long way home

Wiktionary

Romeo, believing that Juliet was dead, decided to kill himself.

Tatoeba · #29321

Romeo is the man Juliet loves.

Tatoeba · #29322

They are going to bring out "Romeo and Juliet" this coming fall.

Tatoeba · #58584

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, romeo is marked as derogatory, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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