bloke

Definition of blokenext
chiefly British
as in guy
an adult male human being a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London

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Recent Examples of bloke Who’s that Green Lantern-Goes-To-Business-School bloke down on the left. Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 Starkey is justifiably proud of doing something more experimental with this assemblage of blokes, and he’s particularly formed a tight bond with Ryder. Chris Willman, Variety, 3 July 2025 After all, one bloke was once pictured cutting up a full Victoria Sponge on one of Craven Cottage’s old wooden seats. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025 Tell your wife said information, 2) Say that that information is incorrect when confronted by others, 3) Not stand up for your wife when another bloke tells her to put on a muzzle, and 4) Not stand up for her, period! Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 21 Feb. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bloke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloke
Noun
  • The timeline is squashed because these guys are coming out of college so ready, so physically advanced.
    David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • So much for the guy who came up in kitchens where a knife was thrown at your head for slicing a carrot a third of an inch too thick!
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The report states authorities were initially called because a male was seen vaping on the plane, which is a federal offense.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Neukgu, a roughly two-year-old male wolf weighing about 35 kilograms (77 lbs), appeared to have slipped out of the O-World zoo in Daejeon on Wednesday morning by burrowing under a fence, a zoo official said.
    Reuters, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Head coach Jamahl Mosley has made some notable stylistic changes since Orlando’s five-game loss to Boston last spring, but his team still plays with the same physicality that battered the Celtics during that gentlemen’s sweep.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
  • His father was the fourth generation in a long line of gentlemen ranchers—weekend cowboys who’d made their fortune in Austin as attorneys for large oil companies, but whose identity was still tied to the thousands of acres that the family owned near Marfa.
    Douglas Stuart, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Just an incredible dude all around.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Look, no one is buying this book because a so-so looking white dude who’s clearly neither young nor old, wrote this thing.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026

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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloke. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.

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