gentleman

noun

ˈjen-tᵊl-mən How to pronounce gentleman (audio)
Definition of gentlemannext
1
as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were gentlemen who were risking everything

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2
as in guy
an adult male human being ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats

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3
as in prince
an honorable and courteous man was such a gentleman that he offered to call a cab for me

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Recent Examples of gentleman That version was dedicated to second gentleman Doug Emhoff, who had used the song as walk-on music at rallies. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026 That, ladies and gentlemen, is why the stock of Amazon surged Friday and took its hyperscaler peers along for the ride. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 The Knicks claiming the 2026 NBA championship in an emphatic 4-1 gentleman’s sweep of the San Antonio Spurs sent the Eastern Conference into a frenzy. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 The program is structured around four themes, The Lawn, The Garden, The Stage and The Gallery, drawn from Sir Thomas Elyot’s 1531 The Boke Named the Governour, the founding text of the English gentleman ideal. — Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for gentleman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleman
  1. nobleman
  2. guy
  3. prince
  4. male
  5. aristocrat
  6. dude
  7. knight
  8. man
Noun
  • The car itself was commissioned in 1937 by French nobleman and gentleman racer, Duke Phillippe Régnier de Massa, who wanted a car capable of competing at Le Mans.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Christian, convinced a nobleman had done it, had the man executed without much proof, a grudge that helped cost him his crown a few years later.
    — Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of nobleman
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  • Always unassuming, sitting in the back of the room — but often the smartest person in the room — Saftler became known as the guy who can predict the future of television, constantly analyzing industry trends to figure out what would come next.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Just ask the guy running around Westwood in a literal bear costume earlier this week.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • The latter cover the landscape in the Algarve in late winter; legend has it that the pale pink, almost white, almond trees were planted many centuries ago by a Moorish prince for his homesick Nordic bride to resemble snow.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
  • One royal expert wondered if Harry's desire to spend more time with his father had shifted the prince's priorities after feeling homesick for some time.
    — Lauryn Overhultz , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of prince
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  • Most of the people who sell their plasma tend to be under 35, unemployed, without a college degree, Black and male, according to a 2021 study based on two proprietary national surveys conducted between 2018 and 2021.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Cox, a biological male who identifies as a woman, is facing a slew of charges in Arlington County for entering female locker rooms at local schools and recreation centers.
    — Amy DeLaura, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
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  • But in a case of life imitating art, the show’s entire publicity strategy was inadvertently wrecked by a real-life aristocrat, after reports leaked that Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, was being eyed for a role in the series.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There were hair-metal bands that only had power ballads — Firehouse or some band with 17th century French aristocrat hair.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • One of the more memorable instances finds Cole grabbing an open padlock off a door and using it to belt an opponent across the face before hooking the shackle into the dude’s mouth and using it to rip open his cheek.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Will Muschamp, defensive coordinator, Texas Is college football ready for this dude to be all the way back in it?
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of dude
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  • Told in alternating POVs between a sorceress, a woman knight and a serving girl, this is a fever dream of a fantasy novel with plenty of room for readers to make their own inferences about what’s really going on.
    — S.M. Hallow, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Amigo swept both the four-judge jury and the public Facebook vote for a flawless costume entry with a knight-like look.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of knight
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  • In both women and men with class III obesity, defined as a BMI of 40 or higher, there was no statistically significant difference in mortality risk.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the archetypal influencer in our cultural imagination is not a man reviewing watches on YouTube or hosting a podcast from his studio in Austin.
    — Laura Jung, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleman. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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