Definition of family man
: a man with a wife and children dependent on him;
especially
: a man devoted to his family
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Greedy club owners and complaisant sportswriters contrived a persona for him as a mash-up of Li’l Abner and Paul Bunyan, a devoted family man and humble Hall of Famer.
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After once patrolling the skies as one half of the tag team Air Raid with AJ Styles, Air Paris has settled into the quiet life of a family man.
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Uber board members have cited Khosrowshahi’s status as a family man as one element of his appeal, and a welcome contrast to Kalanick’s good-time-bachelor persona.
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Leslie Howard plays a world-class violinist and family man who falls in love with his daughter’s piano teacher, played by Ingrid Bergman.
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The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown acknowledges no such difference, treating hardworking family men like criminals.
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Rise is all about a working class high school drama department and the students who come alive under a passionate teacher and family man whose dedication to the program galvanizes the entire town.
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Why choose him, a family man with no criminal record, over any of the 11 million other undocumented people in America?
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And in both cases, these were men who were hard-working family men...
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First Known Use of family man
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FAMILY MAN Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of family man for English Language Learners
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: a man who has a wife and children; especially : a man who enjoys spending a lot of time with his wife and children
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