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 letterR. )

5. a male given name.

Romeo

/ ˈrəʊmɪəʊ /

noun

1. 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

In 1949, choreographer Jerome Robbins phoned Leonard Bernstein with an idea for updating “Romeo and Juliet” into a contemporary Broadway musical.

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In 2022, Millikan had to forfeit four games for an ineligible player and coach Romeo Pellum was briefly suspended by the school.

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He found it in 17th century hitmaker William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy “Romeo & Juliet” — only Martin left out the former to empower the latter.

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Webb also sang the part of one of Romeo’s exes for the official cast recording and recalled that Martin was there giving notes and collaborating with the cast.

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This week, Tony Romeo announced that the discovery amounted to less than they had hoped.

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