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Noun
The senior sub on the desk was a smoothly silver-haired gent of the old school.—Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026 Details on those roles are still elusive, but the Supernatural gents, who portrayed Sam Winchester and Castiel, are seen now in gaudy button-downs within a massive mansion.—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026 This is a sophisticated encounter with a gent.—Air Mail, 21 Feb. 2026 These gents don’t have much day-to-day stuff to do during the Olympics.—Michael Russo, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gent
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Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, "of aristocratic birth, graceful, beautiful," borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin genitus, past participle of gignere "to engender" — more at kin entry 1