as in gentleman
a man of high birth or social position
his impeccable manners immediately marked him as a nobleman
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Recent Examples of nobleman
The protagonist of Father Goriot, Rastignac arrives in the capital a poor and sheltered nobleman eager to carve out a place for himself in high society.
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Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
The outlet's family tree links both King Charles, 77, and Trump back to Scottish nobleman John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, who lived from 1490 to 1526 and was the great-grandson of King James II of Scotland.
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Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
In addition, while common soldiers were buried in mass graves, officers and noblemen were usually laid to rest in a church.
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Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
To confuse UConn with anything other than the University of Connecticut would be akin to assuming Duke was merely some nobleman in England.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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Big Think,
29 Apr. 2026
The outlet's family tree links both King Charles, 77, and Trump back to Scottish nobleman John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, who lived from 1490 to 1526 and was the great-grandson of King James II of Scotland.
—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
In addition, while common soldiers were buried in mass graves, officers and noblemen were usually laid to rest in a church.
—
Eleanor Beardsley,
NPR,
30 Mar. 2026
To confuse UConn with anything other than the University of Connecticut would be akin to assuming Duke was merely some nobleman in England.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for nobleman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nobleman
gentleman
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Take The Music Lesson, a study of a young woman playing the virginal, closely watched by a gentleman, which Graham-Dixon reads as a depiction of Collegiants chastely performing and singing psalms.
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That is some business that the gentlemen are discussing.
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“Nobleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nobleman. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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