family man
noun
: a man with a spouse and child or children dependent on him
especially
: a man devoted to his family
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He was known as a family man who commuted to work in Manhattan as an architect.
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
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—Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Victim remembered as family man Lee is remembered as a family man.
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But the unfolding story also reveals a grown child from McGee's past that even the proud family man didn't know about.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Related Stories Henry Rinnan, an ordinary family man and unremarkable salesman, becomes the Gestapo’s most valuable Norwegian agent.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Victim remembered as family man Lee is remembered as a family man.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
But the unfolding story also reveals a grown child from McGee's past that even the proud family man didn't know about.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Family man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20man. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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