bloke

noun

ˈblōk 

plural blokes

chiefly British, informal

: man sense 1a(1), fellow sense 4c

But he himself was no ordinary bloke.

—Ian Templeton

… always knew a bloke who knew a bloke who had something or other on the highest authority.

—Tim Winton

… I'd never go out with a bloke to whom I hadn't been properly introduced.

—Dillie Keane

Surely a bloke is entitled to have his drink made the way he wants it.

—E. Grisdale

Synonyms

• bastard
• buck
• cat
• chap [chiefly British]
• chappie [British]
• dude
• fella
• fellow
• galoot [slang]
• gent
• gentleman
• guy
• hombre
• jack
• joe
• joker
• lad
• male
• man

Examples of bloke in a Sentence

a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London

Recent Examples on the Web

The game started, only to be stopped 10 minutes in when the fire brigade turned to cut the bloke free. —Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025

The dinner was for Women in Cinema, not blokes, though David Taghioff, CEO of Library Pictures International, was invited. —Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 May 2025

But now and again, a Toto comes along to pull back the curtain and show us that the wizard is just a bloke with lots of bells and whistles. —Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 May 2025

The people that sit around me are mainly blokes in their fifties and sixties. —Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

origin unknown

First Known Use

circa 1829, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bloke

• boeck
• broke
• choke
• cloak
• cloke
• croak
• folk
• hoke
• joke
• moke
• oak
• poke

Kids Definition

bloke

noun

ˈblōk 

chiefly British, informal

: man entry 1 sense 1a