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

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

No, Ray is terrified because his first novel, a YA dystopian take on “Romeo and Juliet” called “Burn the Water,” is about to come out.

From Los Angeles Times

Romeo, 23, tried to follow his father into football and modelling, while Brooklyn, 26, has had stabs at careers in photography and cooking.

From BBC

Her film also isn’t far enough from the source material to warrant a full name change; it’s more “Romeo + Juliet” than “Clueless.”

From Salon