"rent boy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-ncalif-rentboy.ogg Forms: rent boys [plural]
Etymology: From rent (“to lease, let out”) + boy, a diminutive term for man. Head templates: {{en-noun}} rent boy (plural rent boys)
  1. (chiefly British, informal) A male prostitute, typically young and gay. Tags: British, informal Categories (topical): Male people, Prostitution Synonyms: rentboy Translations (young male prostitute): 男妓 (nánjì) (Chinese Mandarin), 妓男 (jìnán) (Chinese Mandarin), 鴨子 (Chinese Mandarin), 鸭子 (yāzi) (Chinese Mandarin), MB (Chinese Mandarin), maksullinen poika (Finnish), giton [masculine] (French), Callboy [masculine] (German), Gigolo [masculine] (German), Stricher [error-misspelling, masculine, pejorative] (German), acompanhante de luxo [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), michê [masculine] (Portuguese), проститу́т (prostitút) [masculine] (Russian), taxi boy [masculine] (Spanish), taxi boys [masculine, plural] (Spanish), putito [masculine] (Spanish), putitos [masculine, plural] (Spanish), lolito [masculine] (Spanish), lolitos [masculine, plural] (Spanish), eskortpojke [common-gender] (Swedish)

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