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gentleman
[ jen-tl-muhn ]
noun
- a man of good family, breeding, or social position.
- (used as a polite term) a man:
Do you know that gentleman over there?
- gentlemen, (used as a form of address):
Gentlemen, please come this way.
- a civilized, educated, sensitive, or well-mannered man:
He behaved like a true gentleman.
- a male personal servant, especially of a man of social position; valet.
- a male attendant upon a king, queen, or other royal person, who is himself of high birth or rank.
- a man of good social standing, as a noble or an armigerous commoner.
- a man with an independent income who does not work for a living.
- a male member of the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives:
The chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts.
- History/Historical. a man who is above the rank of yeoman.
gentleman
/ ˈdʒɛntəlmən /
noun
- a man regarded as having qualities of refinement associated with a good family
- a man who is cultured, courteous, and well-educated
- a polite name for a man
- the personal servant of a gentleman (esp in the phrase gentleman's gentleman )
- history a man of gentle birth, who was entitled to bear arms, ranking above a yeoman in social position
- (formerly) a smuggler
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Derived Forms
- ˈgentlemanly, adjective
- ˈgentlemanliness, noun
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Other Words From
- gentle·man·like adjective
- under·gentle·man noun plural undergentlemen
- un·gentle·man·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gentleman1
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Synonym Study
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Example Sentences
The gentleman was listed as Orthodox and kosher, which is way too religious for my friend whose JSwipe account I was test-driving.
Still, I found myself agreeing with the older gentleman who saw the room as a sea of gentiles.
You mentioned Ecleftic, and the strip club anthem “Perfect Gentleman” is on there.
That being a gentleman and respecting women is a sign of being a failure.
The Uber for Gentleman Companions By Julieanne Smolinski, Matter A new San Francisco startup promises “what women really want.”
He was a bookseller, but better known as a translator of the German contributor to the Gentleman's Magazine, &c.
A gentleman expatiating upon the good looks of women, declared that he had never yet seen an ugly woman.
A gentleman got out of a carriage before it stopped, and fell between the rail and the platform.
At another time her affections were deeply engaged by a young gentleman who visited a lady on a neighboring plantation.
At the same moment the door was thrown open, and Mrs. Gordon appeared on the threshold with a gentleman behind her.
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