gigolo
To work or act as a gigoloTo work or act as a gigolo.
» He is a gigolo.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To work or act as a gigolo.
(transitive)To provide (someone) with the services of a gigolo.
(reflexive, transitive)To offer (oneself or someone else) to someone as a gigolo.
Examples
3 sentencesHe is a gigolo.
He's a gigolo.
Rudolph Valentino worked as a dancer and a gigolo before becoming a movie star.
Origin
First attested in English in 1922. From French gigolo (“young lover kept by an older womanFirst attested in English in 1922. From French gigolo (“young lover kept by an older woman”), first attested in that sense in 1904 (attested since 1850 in the sense “Amant de cœur, compagnon d'une gigolette", and since 1894 in the sense “elegant young man whose means of livelihood are dubious”), a back-formation from gigolette (“promiscuous dancing girl, girl available for hire as a dancing partner”), attested since 1850, from giguer (“to dance”), from gigue (“fiddle; type of dance; jig”). More at jig.
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Forms
gigoloes, gigoloing, gigoloed, gigoloedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle