country gentleman

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Recent Examples of country gentleman Austen's novel, which was released anonymously in 1813, tells the complex love story between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentlemen, and Mr. Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner. Jordana Comiter, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025 Julia Child, southern country gentleman Justin Wilson and the Frugal Gourmet Jeff Smith have all long passed, but Chinese kitchen wizard Chef Martin Yan is still very alive at age 76, bursting with energy and cultural pride. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025 Julia Child, southern country gentleman Justin Wilson and the Frugal Gourmet Jeff Smith have all long passed, but Chinese kitchen wizard Chef Martin Yan is still very alive at age 76, bursting with energy and cultural pride. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025 The short video features a scene on an open Texas road with some country gentlemen looking up at the sky in anticipation of a billboard reveal. Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 Rather than gamble, consume nine-course meals, and chase women, as his father did, George, shy and conservative, preferred the life of a country gentleman. Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022 But Philip was also the ultimate salt-of-the-earth English country gentleman. Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021 For a country gentleman from rural Alabama, that’s high cotton. Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 24 Feb. 2021 All along, the Range Rover was building itself an image as an off-road Rambo with the manners of an English country gentleman. Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 30 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for country gentleman
Noun
  • Giselle, one of the oldest story ballets, has two parts: In the First Act, Giselle, a young peasant girl is seduced by Albrecht, a nobleman in disguise.
    Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Pictures later published by local media showed a small tear in the painting around the area of the nobleman’s ankle.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • Bamber plays Eleanor’s sister Beatrice, and Suter plays Edward’s squire and Beatrice’s suitor Richard.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 July 2025
  • Ethan — Victor’s squire and one of the few people in town who sees this as a quest, also sees the Boy In White, perhaps the best team player in town despite his age.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Ladies are asked to wear dresses, skirts, blouses, dress sweaters, or dress slacks, while gentlemen are required to wear a suit or sport coat, necktie, and dress pants.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • No gentleman’s agreement that Gibbs-White can move on in the future.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Please keep this in mind as monetary policy grandees pen high-toned pieces musing about what the next Fed Chairman should think about, and do.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
  • Their accomplishments also earned them the attention of the grandees in Beijing.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Evidence shows male survivors isolate more, seek less peer and other support and, alarmingly, die earlier.
    Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 13 Aug. 2025
  • They are also believed to have been undercutting global peers in terms of price, thanks to superior cost controls.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The event kicked off with an opening dance, before the debutantes lined up for a waltz with their fathers, who were then passed onto their cavaliers for dancing with a live band.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Opal is described as a 5-pound red/brown cavapoo — a mix of a King Charles cavalier and a poodle.
    Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2024

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“Country gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20gentleman. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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