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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 On Thursday, an older gentleman started at the sign with a green arrow redirecting patrons on the post-construction path. — Idaho Statesman, 30 Aug. 2026 This, ladies and gentlemen, is what’s known in the editing bay as foreshadowing. — Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 28 Aug. 2026 Damaging information on Metcalf was also withheld from trial as a result of the gentlemen’s agreement. — Ben Brachfeld, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026 What the story is actually about almost doesn’t matter — just enjoy the quiet luxury of it all, with the ever-endearing Fabrice Luchini in the lead doing yet another bumbling, bourgeois gentleman of a certain age. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 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
  • She was trained by her father, the painter Prospero Fontana, before marrying nobleman and painter Gian Paolo Zappi in 1577.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of nobleman
Noun
  • This guy seemed all right, so why not meet up with him just to try it out?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rodgers and Hammerstein, Stephen Sondheim — those guys wrote proper musicals.
    — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • Fictional princes fill pop culture, from heroic leaders in science fiction empires to charming ones in modern takes on classic fairy tales.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 17 Sep. 2026
  • At the same summit, Iran’s president met the crown prince of Abu Dhabi.
    — Aakash Hassan, Christian Science Monitor, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of prince
Noun
  • The males feed under a narrow, white, waxy coating and mate with females in spring.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The fifth was 23-year-old Manny Taboada — a 6-foot-2, 200-pound male.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of male
Noun
  • But a motley array of other people—advocates of free love, avant-garde painters, grifters fleecing ex-aristocrats—took advantage of the chaos to promote their own agendas.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The place to indulge in the unbridled opulence of an early 20th-century aristocrat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of aristocrat
Noun
  • This is a dude that’s driven every car in the world, has respect all over the world.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And, yet, we’re supposed to take from it that Newsom isn’t just another stuffy old white dude in a suit.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of dude
Noun
  • Published by Curvebender in honor of Martin’s centenary, the book features a new foreword written by another knight of the turntable, Sir Paul McCartney.
    — Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Cuban Knight Anole Cuban knight anoles are the bigger, greener cousins to a brown anole.
    — Alex Harris August 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of knight
Noun
  • Thin partitions marked an early attempt to slice the space into smaller rooms, but the original brick walls remained bare, shivering with cobwebs, where someone had pasted a picture of a man, holy hands bracketing a redbrick heart.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • People arrested at these checkpoints have virtually no legal recourse and many young men have subsequently been forced into the military.
    — Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026
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“Gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleman. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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