as in guy
an adult male human being two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered … lemonade

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Recent Examples of hombre But for Harrelson, this Out of the Furnace nemesis is just another of his superb psychopaths — a white-trash drug dealer and all-around bad hombre who energizes this otherwise subpar blue-collar thriller. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024 Photo : Getty/Rolex Aaron Paul: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Aaron Paul has once again shown some love for his hombre Bryan Cranston. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024 When Elias traded for Corbin Burnes shortly before the start of spring training, fans were thrilled not just because the Orioles suddenly had a bad hombre atop their rotation. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024 That may go unnoticed by most American viewers, but the presence of drugs, human trafficking, and plenty of stereotypical Latino bad hombres will be recognizable to them, based on other projects set in this region. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hombre
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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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Now, evidently, dude’s let his guard down and pledged to a band — which is probably good for him.
    Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
  • Luke is, first of all, one of the best dudes in the world.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Sturdy men work with their hands, forging arrows with which to kill zombie interlopers.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 19 June 2025
  • If every team could use a Jamal Murray or a Devin Booker-type three-level scorer, Johnson’s your man this year.
    David Aldridge, New York Times, 18 June 2025

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“Hombre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hombre. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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