Romeo

American  

[roh-mee-oh] / ˈroʊ miˌoʊ /

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 letterR. )

5. a male given name.

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Romeo British  

/ ˈrəʊmɪəʊ /

noun

1. an ardent male lover

2. communications a code word for the letter r

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Etymology

Origin of Romeo

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

Example Sentences

Drummer Romeo Challenger described Oakes as a "brilliant songwriter" and said he "will be in my heart forever".

From BBC

Romeo Cipriano has been driving a tricycle in Manila for four decades and says fuel prices are now the highest he has seen.

From Barron's

Russell Kane is due to make his theatre debut in a "striking new take" on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet later this year.

From BBC

Other close-ups are less effective—for example, those fixed on the hands and arms of Romeo and Juliet for their “balcony” interlude, where their bare limbs interact in less-than-memorable choreographic configurations.

From The Wall Street Journal

The “Romeo and Juliet” director’s research team stumbled upon this unseen footage in an underground salt mine in Kansas while making the 2022 biopic starring Austin Butler.

From Los Angeles Times