bloke

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 The people that sit around me are mainly blokes in their fifties and sixties. Simon Johnson, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025 His eyes were always on us, just talking to the table like a normal bloke talking about Villa. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 The Stauffenberg currently resides in some lucky bloke’s garage in Beverly Hills, California, USA. MB Cycles The chopper scene has been around since the 1950s. New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024 Everyone who saw that accident unfold knew the old bloke was at fault. New Atlas, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bloke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloke
Noun
  • Usually, all these guys are practicing before the set in the evening.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2025
  • While the fan messages did make the guys laugh, a lot of it was thanks to their ribbing of each other and themselves.
    Anna Chan, Billboard, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • By gender, similar disparities to 2023 remained, with males having a rate more than four times that of females.
    Marcos Magaña, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
  • The suspect is described as a male in his 30s, last seen wearing a dark-colored jacket and black pants.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Ironically, the gentleman is an elementary school principal.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
  • The elegant procession of gentlemen dressed in designer Simon Holloway’s modern English menswear wardrobe was transporting.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Work on getting rugs and maybe take your shoes off once in a while, but don’t let this dude bully you!
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Steven is a remarkably busy dude, though – not to say that these folks aren’t.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 June 2025

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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloke. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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