gentleman
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ noun B1- 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
From the library
“You’re a gentleman,” said Anthony, decidedly.
As I said, you’re a gentleman.
At the end of each ten weeks with the extra capital thus accumulated, he purchased one gentleman’s evening from the bargain counter of stingy old Father Time.
I—used to know the gentleman who sent you, so I think it will hardly be necessary to call the police.
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