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 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 The dinner was for Women in Cinema, not blokes, though David Taghioff, CEO of Library Pictures International, was invited. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 May 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
  • Another favorite comic novel of mine, this one follows a guy in Beijing who installs custom, old school sound systems for rich people.
    James Folta, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Travis is a perfect addition to the rogue gallery of guys Rahill consistently plays across social media — hilarious and singular character studies of very particular and deeply cringey types of dude, replete with his trademark grin.
    Justin Caffier, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Robinson’s roommate is a biological male who identifies as a female, and is cooperating with the FBI on their investigation.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Two Messor structor males that hatched were hairless, while three Messor ibericus males were covered with hair.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Among its many other deft and occasionally very blunt messages, the film, directed by Australian David Michod, definitely telegraphs the hey-get-a-load-of-this-serious-actress-here-ladies-and-gentlemen transmission.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Lloyd will play Clive, a gentleman who has lost his phone at Happy’s Place and comes back to retrieve it.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The dude found dead in the ranch with his throat slit.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Popular dude During off times in college, Nestor returns to Marist and runs middle-school camps for defensive backs.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloke. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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