family man

noun

: a man with a spouse and child or children dependent on him

especially : a man devoted to his family

Examples of family man in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Created by Brad Ingelsby, the first season of Task found Ruffalo’s Brandis forming a task force to track down a crew of masked robbers, led by a working-class family man, that were carrying out a series of violent crimes in the Philadelphia area. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 22 June 2026

Two men — drunk named Liam, played by Callum Turner, and a family man named Nick, played by George Mackay — unaware of the vessel’s past, are hired by the families of the deceased crew to go out once more. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 June 2026

This riveting psychological procedural turns the genre on its head by immediately unmasking its murderer, Paul Spector (Jamie Dornan), a dedicated family man and serial killer targeting women in Belfast. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026

Now a family man with four children, he was also deeply engaged in public endeavors such as the Met. — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for family man

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