sirs

noun

plural of sir
as in gentlemen

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  1. gentlemen
  2. masters
  3. fellas
  4. guys
  5. lads
  6. males
  7. chaps
  8. misters
Noun
  • That, ladies and gentlemen, is why the stock of Amazon surged Friday and took its hyperscaler peers along for the ride.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
  • There’s a resident big band that sets the tempo for dancing—there are even gentlemen hosts available for ladies—and a DJ rocks the small disco late into the night.
    — Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of gentlemen
Noun
  • The energetic margins may be condemned by the masters of cities, but cities would not be the same without them.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Thousands have attended Energy Healing Conference events in Utah, Montana and Idaho, where breathwork practitioners, Reiki masters and herbalists gather to dispense ancient wisdom.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of masters
Noun
  • With all due respect to today's NASCAR, these fellas ain't touching those guys.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
  • The fellas are also working on finishing up the upcoming Bone Thugs-N-Harmony album, but that one is proving to take a little more time than originally anticipated.
    — Kyle Eustice, VIBE.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of fellas
Noun
  • Was there anything that wasn’t in this restaurant before that you guys threw in specifically for this episode that didn’t exist before or after in the restaurant?
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Not even the guys who left screaming, and some left screaming.
    — Jeff Rabhan, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • Or is a ‘good’ World Cup actually one in which none of your lads featured, or their country got knocked out early, and are therefore going to be fresh heading into the 10 gruelling months ahead?
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • This intensive five-day retreat welcomes only America’s dudes, bros, lads, sons and fathers.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Definition of lads
Noun
  • Though males are wingless and females can fly short distances, that reproductive efficiency — combined with its tiny size and penchant for hiding in wood — has supercharged a rapid spread across South Africa.
    — Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • OutKick has extensively covered the debate surrounding males competing in women's sports.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of males
Noun
  • Still visibly laboring through the pain, Dias pulled on a pair of chaps that once belonged to Lane Frost, one of the most iconic figures in bull riding history.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The brown leather chaps, Orchid said, are still stuffed in her office.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of chaps
Noun
  • Staying safe Even with the relief of water misters, the heat stroke remains a risk in high temperatures.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Elsewhere, winemakers are adopting misters and low-water irrigation systems, replanting their rows in directions that avoid the peak of the afternoon sun and even experimenting with heat-tolerant grape varietals.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of misters
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