Thesaurus results for BLOKE

bloke

noun

ˈblōk

Definition of 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 What a special role, to be the bloke who got those autographs. — Stephen Rea, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025 This bloke just about went down on one knee. — Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 Melvin is a lovely, lovely bloke. — Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 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 See All Example Sentences for bloke

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How vital was Davey to what you guys were able to do in the ’80s?

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Analyzing voter registrations and filing challenges has become a common move by conservative activists (like the guy who created ELLY) after the 2020 election.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of guy

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The filmmakers have conceived a world that is both funny and extreme, navigating themes of bodily autonomy for both males and females through the playful and the monstrous.

— William Earl, Variety, 25 July 2026
The sterile male flies mated with fertile female flies, but the interactions didn’t produce offspring, decreasing the overall fly population.

— Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

Definition of male

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The Knicks claiming the 2026 NBA championship in an emphatic 4-1 gentleman’s sweep of the San Antonio Spurs sent the Eastern Conference into a frenzy.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
The program is structured around four themes, The Lawn, The Garden, The Stage and The Gallery, drawn from Sir Thomas Elyot’s 1531 The Boke Named the Governour, the founding text of the English gentleman ideal.

— Rachel Dube, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

Watching shoot-first combo guards go off for 30 in a summer-league game is great fun, but most of those dudes don’t get to play with a neon-green light in a game that matters.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
There’s a lot of dudes out here that would sell their soul for an uncomplicated yet complicated jam just like that.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 22 July 2026

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