gentleman
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ sustantivo B1En español: caballero, gentilhombre, gentleman, galán
- Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
- Any man. · Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.
- 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.
- An effeminate or oversophisticated man. · Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?
- An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
- An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.
Plural gentlemen
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“And do not you think him a very handsome gentleman, ma’am?”
“True; but that gentleman being absent, his secretary, by his orders, opened his letters; thinking this one of importance, he sent for me, but not finding me, took upon himself to give the necessary orders for arresting the accused party.”
First they came to a great hall in which were many ladies and gentlemen of the court, all dressed in rich costumes.
“Gentlemen,” he said, “you will admit that, when arrived at a certain degree of fortune, the superfluities of life are all that can be desired; and the ladies will allow that, after having risen to a certain eminence of position, the ideal alone can be more exalted.
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