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as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence were gentlemen who were risking everything
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as in prince
an honorable and courteous man
was such a gentleman that he offered to call a cab for me
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Recent Examples of gentleman
Living like a gentleman on the income from a not particularly prosperous parish, like her father did, involved a certain amount of keeping up appearances.
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Lucy Worsley
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Within the last six months, my MIL began dating another senior gentleman, Peter.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Within the last six months, Dana began dating a senior gentleman, Peter.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
As these gentlemen posed and preened, a new, colonial modern style emerged.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
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Lucy Worsley
september 16, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2025
Within the last six months, my MIL began dating another senior gentleman, Peter.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Within the last six months, Dana began dating a senior gentleman, Peter.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
As these gentlemen posed and preened, a new, colonial modern style emerged.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gentleman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gentleman
Noun
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This undead, blood-sucking Transylvanian nobleman was the creation of the Anglo-Irish author Bram Stoker.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Sep. 2025
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Giselle, one of the oldest story ballets, has two parts: In the First Act, Giselle, a young peasant girl is seduced by Albrecht, a nobleman in disguise.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The guy in Germany offered me a job.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Why does this guy — who seems nice enough and does have a generational voice but mostly just stood there and waved at phone cameras — have one of the biggest songs in the world and people going absolutely feral for him?—
Heather Bushman,
IndyStar,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The prince might feel right at home at the Corn Dog Castle food stand as a former resident of Kensington Palace.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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This made Major responsible for the legal and administrative matters relating to the princes.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Of the 2,128 people who participated, 79% said biological males who identify as women should not be allowed to participate in women's sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Officers responded to a report of a man down on a road in Maplewood early Friday, according to authorities, and found a male with injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Among the saddest scenes in literature is when the knight, on his deathbed, passes into sanity, with his faithful squire trying to still convince him of the fantastical nature of a reality that is anything but.—
Ed Simon
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Her basic skillset mirrors the knight’s; armed with a sword-like needle, Hornet can attack in close range melee both forward and up, and descend on baddies with a downward strike that doubles as a bouncing mechanism to propel further.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Every dude in this particular person's past had money.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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But Jon was always just a coolass dude.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Ablin focuses on dividend growers, albeit with a shorter track record than dividend aristocrats, that are also high-quality companies.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In yet another sweeping tale of two opposites finding common ground (and a lot of chemistry), Robert Redford starred as a hunter opposite Meryl Streep's aristocrat in what is now Kenya in the 1930s.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Additional agents, including a Border Patrol emergency medical technician, arrived on scene to assist with the rescue operation and stabilize the injured man, authorities said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Last month, the same ICE field office received a bomb threat from a man identified as Bratton Dean Wilkinson.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gentleman. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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