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gentleman¹
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/
- [ˈd͡ʒɛɾ̃.ɫ̩.mən] US
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Where it comes from
From Middle English gentilman, morphologically gentle + man, partial calque of Old French gentilhome.
noun gentlemen
- Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man. I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed.
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Any man.
Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.
Similar: sahib
- A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight. Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself.
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An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?
Similar: cockney, puss-gentleman, sissy, bading, big girl's blouse, cot-quean, cupcake, dudelet, fakaleiti, fairy, femboy, gentleman
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An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
Latrobe had extensive dealings with Jefferson, the most prominent gentleman-architect in the United States.
Similar: dilettante
- An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.
Gentleman²
proper noun Gentlemans
- A surname transferred from the nickname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: valet, man, knight, nobleman, sir, usher, master, colleague, monsieur, commoner, congressman, member, fellow, parliamentarian, mister, client
Translations
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noun man of breeding
| Español | caballero, gentilhombre, hidalgo, hijodalgo, gentleman, fidalgo (disused) |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신사 sinsa, 젠틀맨 jenteulmaen |
| 日本語 | 紳士 shinshi, ジェントルマン jentoruman, ゼントルマン zentoruman |
| 中文 | 紳士 /绅士 shēnshì |
| हिन्दी | सज्जन sajjan |
| Português | fidalgo, nobre, gentil-homem |
| Français | gentilhomme |
| Deutsch | Herr |
| Italiano | gentiluomo, galantuomo |
| Ελληνικά | κύριος kýrios, ευπατρίδης efpatrídis, τζέντλεμαν tzéntleman |
| Русский | дже́нтльмен džéntlʹmen, джентльме́н džentlʹmén |
| العربية | جِنْتِلْمَان jentilmān, شَهْم šahm, مُؤَدَّب muʔaddab, مُهَذَّب muhaḏḏab |
| עברית | גְּבִיר gvir |
noun polite form of address to a man
| Español | señores |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 各位 kakui, 諸君 shokun, 先生 sensei, お客様 o-kyaku-sama, だんな danna |
| 中文 | 紳士 /绅士 shēnshì, 先生們 /先生们 xiānshengmen, 各位 gèwèi, 諸君 /诸君 zhūjūn |
| Português | senhor |
| Français | messieurs |
| Deutsch | Herr, meine Herren |
| Italiano | signor, signori |
| Ελληνικά | κύριοι kýrioi |
| Română | domnilor, domnii mei |
| Русский | господи́н gospodín, су́дарь súdarʹ, уважа́емый uvažájemyj, господа́ gospodá |
| العربية | سَادَتِي sādatī |
noun well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man
| Español | caballero, gentilhombre, gentleman, galán |
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| 한국어 | 신사 sinsa, 젠틀맨 jenteulmaen |
| 日本語 | 紳士 shinshi, ジェントルマン jentoruman, ゼントルマン zentoruman |
| 中文 | 先生 xiānsheng |
| Português | senhor, cavalheiro |
| Français | monsieur |
| Deutsch | Herr |
| Italiano | gentiluomo, galantuomo, signore |
| Ελληνικά | κύριος kýrios |
| Română | domn, gentleman |
| Русский | господи́н gospodín, су́дарь súdarʹ, уважа́емый uvažájemyj |
| العربية | اَلسَّيِّد as-sayyid, سَيِّد sayyid, أَفَنْدِي ʔafandī, خَوَاجَا ḵawājā |
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title = {gentleman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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