noun Giu·sep·pe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/, 1813–1901, Italian composer. nounGiuseppe (dʒuˈzɛppe). 1813–1901, Italian composer of operas, esp Rigoletto (1851), Il Trovatore (1853), La Traviata (1853), and Aïda (1871)