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gentlemen¹

  • /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mɪn/
  • /-ən/
  • /-ɛn/
  • /d͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ US
  • /-ɛn/ US

Sounds like gentleman

noun Gentlemen

  1. plural plural of gentleman

noun Gentlemen

  1. alternative Alternative form of gentlemen's: a men's room, a lavatory intended for use by men. 1929, Henry Vincent Yorke as "Henry Green", Living, Ch. xviii, p. 213: "You go and leave them in the Gentlemen." "Leave 'em in the lavatory?"

    Similar: outhouse

Gentlemen²

noun Gentlemen

  1. alternative Alternative form of gentlemen: a men's room, a lavatory for use by men. "You go and leave them in the Gentlemen." "Leave 'em in the lavatory?"

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: gents, ladies, maverick, house, boys, men, guys, fellow, sir, mates, people, folks, colleague, lads, sec, main

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"gentlemen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gentlemen.

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@misc{gentlemen_2026,
  title = {gentlemen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gentlemen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}