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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Brandon’s mom remembered her son as a dedicated family man and husband.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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, 7 Sep. 2025
The series from Mare creator Brad Ingelsby stars Mark Ruffalo as the head of an FBI task force who’s called upon to investigate a string of violent robberies led by a family man named Robbie (A Man in Full‘s Tom Pelphrey).
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Set in the working class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) heads a task force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man (Tom Pelphrey).
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2025
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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, 7 Sep. 2025
The series from Mare creator Brad Ingelsby stars Mark Ruffalo as the head of an FBI task force who’s called upon to investigate a string of violent robberies led by a family man named Robbie (A Man in Full‘s Tom Pelphrey).
—Lynette Rice, Deadline, 7 Sep. 2025
Set in the working class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent (Mark Ruffalo) heads a task force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man (Tom Pelphrey).
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Family man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20man. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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