Definition of hombrenext
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 As the leader of a ragtag group of hombres out to defend a helpless community from a violent sociopath (Peter Sarsgaard), Denzel shoots for the strong, silent type but winds up somewhere between dull and bored. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025 Sheridan saw it in 1883, when Marshal Jim Courtright turned from amiable lawman to stone killer in a barroom full of bad hombres. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 June 2025 Sus fans eran hombres adultos Daisy Bridge When Trump Won the First Time, New York Resisted. New York Times, 15 Nov. 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 See All Example Sentences for hombre
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Noun
  • Any new head of operations should be able to pick his own coach instead of being forced to live with the owner’s guy.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Lucy married a dream guy with a big ring and an even bigger new home.
    Peter White, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Joshua Jackson has long been one of the cooler gentlemen on television.
    Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Head coach Jamahl Mosley has made some notable stylistic changes since Orlando’s five-game loss to Boston last spring, but his team still plays with the same physicality that battered the Celtics during that gentlemen’s sweep.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • An unidentified male of unknown age who was also struck in the body was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
    William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2026
  • The potentially dangerous trend has been popular with young males, plastic surgeons told Fox News Digital.
    Amy McGorry, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Despite making choices that would bring traditional dudes to blows, these two forged a real connection, a real trust, a real relationship.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The first half of this sequel is a dull underwater sci-fi action flick all about folks turning on each other for natural resources and Jason Statham's diver dude saving his trouble-magnetic daughter.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Two men carried an effigy of Maduro, his eyes blood-red, and his teeth vampiric, wearing a prison jumpsuit with a chain around his neck.
    Diego Lasarte, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Thomas then claimed police later told her that Kierra may have been dating another man.
    Aya Al-Hakim, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026

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“Hombre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hombre. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.

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