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

British actor Noah Jupe, best known for his role in horror series A Quiet Place, will play the Romeo to her Juliet.

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The jury has already heard evidence suggesting that Ms Cordingley's phone left the beach after the killing – and that its movements matched those of a blue Alfa Romeo owned by the accused.

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Our romance started at the end of the production with a drive across Europe in his new Alfa Romeo sports car, but we’d really only been together six or so weeks since then.

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It is one of the world's greatest love stories - and Romeo and Juliet is set to get a Welsh twist, with the language heard at the Globe theatre for the first time.

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But she said she would work with Antonia Romeo, the new top civil servant in the department, to address those issues.

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