beau

UK: /ˈbəʊ/ US: /boʊ/ ,(bō)

Inflections of 'beau' (n):

beaus

npl

beaux

npl

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

beau /boʊ/   n. [countable] , pl. beaus, beaux /boʊz/ .

1. a girl's or woman's sweetheart.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

beau  (bō), n., pl. beaus, beaux (bōz),  v. 

n. 

1. a frequent and attentive male companion.
2. a male escort for a girl or woman.
3. a dandy;
   fop.

v.t. 

4. to escort (a girl or woman), as to a social gathering.

• Latin bellus beautiful
• French
• Middle English 1250–1300

beau′ish, adj. 
Synonyms

• 3. peacock, swell, blade, dude, coxcomb.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

beau / bəʊ/ noun ( beaux / bəʊ bəʊz/, beaus / bəʊz/)

1. a male lover, sweetheart, or escort
2. a man who is greatly concerned with his clothes and appearance; dandy

Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Old French biau, from Latin bellus handsome, charming