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 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 This gentleman, for whatever want, is completely free to decide to avoid the media. — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Most notable was his thin satin-like scarf whipped eccentrically over one shoulder, like a Milanese gentleman oozing sprezzatura, further cementing himself as one of the most glamorous soccer players of our time. — Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 15 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
  • 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
  • The best buyers were Russian noblemen, high rollers who used the glossy fur to line the collars of their winter overcoats.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
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  • All these guys, all my teammates, all my coaches, everybody in this building loves it.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the back half of the show, the guys discuss the mood of the Orioles’ clubhouse following their trade deadline fire sale and take a look at the three players Baltimore acquired at the deadline amid its flurry of moves.
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of guy
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  • No two tales of what happened to Maelor after his knight protector was shot dead agree, but the young boy was also slain on the bridge, perhaps torn apart by the mob who assailed him, arguing over what to do with the young prince.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Corlys finds the rogue prince among Tumbleton’s dusty alleys and informs him that Ulf has turned — that the town has been lost to dragonfire while the realm watched.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of prince
Noun
  • If their creations are deemed visually appealing, the males win the ultimate prize — mating privileges.
    — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The two females are Amaura and Anorith, while the sole male is Archen.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of male
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  • Many members of his circle were fellow-aristocrats, some of them kindred spirits of Coudenhove-Kalergi.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • On Tuesday, September 3, there was a welcome dinner on the terrace of the Boutique Hotel Oasis, a luxury getaway built inside the former villa of an aristocrat along a stretch of private beach.
    — Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
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  • Yet their portrait of the artist as a hopeless snot-nosed punk doesn’t seem interested in knowing who this guy was past being another dude in search of a purpose.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • While his antics look like something straight out of a Savannah Bananas game, the dude can throw a baseball.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dude
Noun
  • No two tales of what happened to Maelor after his knight protector was shot dead agree, but the young boy was also slain on the bridge, perhaps torn apart by the mob who assailed him, arguing over what to do with the young prince.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • On the wall above the bicycle hung a framed oil painting of the sorcerer Merlin and the knight Lancelot done by the Scotsman James Archer in the late nineteenth century.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
Definition of knight
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  • Officers were already at an unrelated car crash two blocks away when they were summoned to a single-family home in Windfield based on a 911 call from a man who identified himself as the shooter, Windfield Police Chief Robbie DeLong said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The mother of 19-year-old Izick Aminartey is remembering her son as a loving young man after he was identified as one of two people killed in a shooting in Essex, Maryland.
    — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
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