a Venetian gentleman in Shakespeare's Othello. Roderigo, a former suitor of Desdemona, is a willing conspirator with Iago against Othello. His villainy is unequal to that of Iago, however, and he is killed off when he has served Iago's purposes.
RODERIGO
Meaning of RODERIGO in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012