hombre

noun

ˈäm-brā How to pronounce hombre (audio)
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 Those folks at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio were only dangling 200 feet above terra firma for ten minutes, but for this hombre, that’s ten minutes too many. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026 Only 46% of us hombres are up to-date, compared with 60% of white men, 61% of Puerto Ricans and 49% of Central and South Americans, according to the American Cancer Society. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for hombre
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hombre
  1. guy
  2. gentleman
  3. male
  4. dude
  5. man
Noun
  • All these guys, all my teammates, all my coaches, everybody in this building loves it.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the back half of the show, the guys discuss the mood of the Orioles’ clubhouse following their trade deadline fire sale and take a look at the three players Baltimore acquired at the deadline amid its flurry of moves.
    — Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • The gentleman selling the tickets convinced Leslie to consider his second choice.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That version was dedicated to second gentleman Doug Emhoff, who had used the song as walk-on music at rallies.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of gentleman
Noun
  • If their creations are deemed visually appealing, the males win the ultimate prize — mating privileges.
    — Dina Cheney, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The two females are Amaura and Anorith, while the sole male is Archen.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of male
Noun
  • Yet their portrait of the artist as a hopeless snot-nosed punk doesn’t seem interested in knowing who this guy was past being another dude in search of a purpose.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026
  • While his antics look like something straight out of a Savannah Bananas game, the dude can throw a baseball.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of dude
Noun
  • Officers were already at an unrelated car crash two blocks away when they were summoned to a single-family home in Windfield based on a 911 call from a man who identified himself as the shooter, Windfield Police Chief Robbie DeLong said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The mother of 19-year-old Izick Aminartey is remembering her son as a loving young man after he was identified as one of two people killed in a shooting in Essex, Maryland.
    — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of man

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“Hombre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hombre. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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