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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Like Craig Waterman, Ron Trosper is a hard worker and a family man, doing his best to project confidence and competence at the office and at home.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
But for Rawson, her father’s secret double life — a religious family man in public and a sadistic serial killer in private — has haunted her since the police’s discovery.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Robinson’s humble family man Ron Trosper has a negative encounter with an office chair while working at a mall development company.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Here was a quiet, considerate 36-year-old family man from Georgia who grinded on tour for a decade to finally make a Ryder Cup team.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025
But for Rawson, her father’s secret double life — a religious family man in public and a sadistic serial killer in private — has haunted her since the police’s discovery.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Robinson’s humble family man Ron Trosper has a negative encounter with an office chair while working at a mall development company.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Here was a quiet, considerate 36-year-old family man from Georgia who grinded on tour for a decade to finally make a Ryder Cup team.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Family man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20man. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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