country gentlemen

noun

plural of country gentleman
as in noblemen

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  1. noblemen
  2. grandees
  3. peers
  4. lords
  5. gentlemen
  6. cavaliers
Noun
  • The knights are not just noblemen but athletes of the sand—flipping, flying, and growling into the arena.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The best buyers were Russian noblemen, high rollers who used the glossy fur to line the collars of their winter overcoats.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
Definition of noblemen
Noun
  • Every week brings word of a new grift, a new meme coin, a Melania doc, a pay-for-access club, or fresh funds from Gulf grandees looking for leverage.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The grandees of Gullen have set their hopes on Claire’s bankrolling their faltering community’s recovery.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of grandees
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  • Now, both girls say there is less conflict among their peers, and their learning has noticeably improved.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • That would give SpaceX a cost advantage over peers, which could drive value to its shares, according to Deutsche Bank.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • In early English law, the silva forestis was a place for lords to chase game and for ordinary people to gather wood.
    — James Whorton Jr, Longreads, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Colombian police have arrested the wife and daughter of one of Ecuador's most powerful drug lords who was extradited to the United States last year, President Abelardo de la Espriella said Sunday.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of lords
Noun
  • As if the Hawks should be gentlemen and hold open doors for the dainty, little Dream.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Guy Ritchie’s The Gentlemen is adding a few more gentlemen (and ladies) for its third season, which has started production in UK and Morocco.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of gentlemen
Noun
  • The young women and their cavaliers headed to L’Arc, a nightclub in Paris situated near the Shangri-La; there, the group continued their celebrations some hours later.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Definition of cavaliers
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