Romeo

[ roh-mee-oh ]

noun

1. the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
2. any man who is preoccupied with or has a reputation for amatory success with women.
3. a lover:

   She found her Romeo at a charity ball.

4. (used in communications to represent the letter R. )
5. a male given name.

Romeo

/ ˈrəʊmɪəʊ /

noun

1. -os an ardent male lover
2. communications a code word for the letter r

Word History and Origins

Origin of Romeo¹

from the hero of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1594)

Example Sentences

Gold, who has been deconstructing his way through the Shakespeare canon, has delivered a “Romeo + Juliet” in the form of rave.

From Los Angeles Times

The surreal, visually hypnotizing production by Italian director Romeo Castellucci made little effort to make narrative sense.

From Los Angeles Times

When Tony Romeo and his crew saw the bright yellow shape resembling a cross on their computer, they thought they had answered one of the great mysteries of the 20th century.

From Los Angeles Times

Saturday night at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles Opera revived a lavish production of Gounod’s “Romeo and Juliet,” written two years earlier than “The Stone Guest.”

From Los Angeles Times

Love looks well over his knee injury as the threw four touchdowns - two of them to returning receiver Romeo Doubs - to help the Packers beat the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field.

From BBC