Phrase guide

rent boy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛntˌbɔɪ/
  • Northern-California: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

A male prostitute, typically young and gay.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, informal

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From rent (“to lease, let out”) + boy, a diminutive term for man.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 男妓 (nánjì) — young male prostitute
  • Chinese Mandarin: 妓男 (jìnán) — young male prostitute
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鴨子 /鸭子 (yāzi) — young male prostitute
  • Chinese Mandarin: MB — young male prostitute
  • Dutch: schandknaap — young male prostitute
  • Finnish: maksullinen poika — young male prostitute
  • French: giton — young male prostitute
  • French: lopaille — young male prostitute
  • German: Callboy — young male prostitute
  • German: Gigolo — young male prostitute
  • German: Stricher — young male prostitute
  • Portuguese: acompanhante de luxo — young male prostitute
  • Portuguese: michê — young male prostitute
  • Russian: проститу́т (prostitút) — young male prostitute
  • Spanish: taxi boy — young male prostitute
  • Spanish: taxi boys — young male prostitute
  • Spanish: putito — young male prostitute
  • Spanish: putitos — young male prostitute
  • Spanish: lolito — young male prostitute
  • Spanish: lolitos — young male prostitute
  • Swedish: eskortpojke — young male prostitute