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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Gigolos aired on Showtime from 2011 to 2016 and chronicled the activities of five gigolos in Las Vegas.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Their biggest commercial success — a relative term — was with Trash, the 1970 pic starring Dallesandro as and junkie gigolo and Holly Woodlawn as his wife.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
That’s where Khalid comes in, a charismatic guy from Brooklyn who embarks on an amateur gigolo quest in a small vacation town on the Black Sea.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024
Isn’t that fantasy of the gender-fluid gigolo appealing to all genders, and ingrained in our collective memory?
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Their biggest commercial success — a relative term — was with Trash, the 1970 pic starring Dallesandro as and junkie gigolo and Holly Woodlawn as his wife.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024
That’s where Khalid comes in, a charismatic guy from Brooklyn who embarks on an amateur gigolo quest in a small vacation town on the Black Sea.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024
Isn’t that fantasy of the gender-fluid gigolo appealing to all genders, and ingrained in our collective memory?
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 19 Apr. 2024
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 4 Mar. 2025.
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