as in gentleman
a man of high birth or social position
his impeccable manners immediately marked him as a nobleman
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Recent Examples of nobleman
The outlet's family tree links both King Charles, 77, and Trump back to Scottish nobleman John Stewart, 3rd Earl of Lennox, who lived from 1490 to 1526 and was the great-grandson of King James II of Scotland.
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition, while common soldiers were buried in mass graves, officers and noblemen were usually laid to rest in a church.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
To confuse UConn with anything other than the University of Connecticut would be akin to assuming Duke was merely some nobleman in England.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
The painting depicts Maffeo Barberini, a nobleman who later became Pope Urban VIII.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026
In addition, while common soldiers were buried in mass graves, officers and noblemen were usually laid to rest in a church.
—Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
To confuse UConn with anything other than the University of Connecticut would be akin to assuming Duke was merely some nobleman in England.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2026
The painting depicts Maffeo Barberini, a nobleman who later became Pope Urban VIII.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nobleman
gentleman
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Ryan Gosling, 2024 The original gentleman who preferred blondes?—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
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Deborah Vance, who did NOT die, ladies and gentlemen and they/thems!—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
29 May 2026
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“Nobleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nobleman. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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