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
  • But Hubert Davis was ultimately not the right guy to lead the UNC basketball program.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
  • You guys keep putting that crap out there.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Later the cops guessed that this intoxicated gentleman might have been not Keoma, but a different Cape Verdean.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Farsaad allegedly set fire March 5 to the gentlemen’s club, not named in the news release, causing significant charring, heat and smoke damage to the business, which was closed at the time, according to the district attorney’s office.
    City News Service, Daily News, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Among respondents, 50% identified as male and 48% as female, with an average age of 45.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Experts assume that the whale is a young male, as males, unlike females, tend to migrate.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Sure, Ian and Rachel are making eyes at each other, but mostly, there is pus coming out of a dude’s arm.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The latter is a direct shot at sexist record industry insiders, and some older dudes who come to their shows just to leer at them.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Two men have been indicted on federal charges of possessing guns in a school zone, though the case stems from a shootout across the street from an elementary school, in a liquor store parking lot, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Jessica Hecht, playing one of the hostages, adds her typically off-beat depth, and I was most amused by John Ortiz as the FBI agent with the standard G-man voice and personality to match.
    Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2026

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“Hombre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hombre. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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