gentleman
Meaning
- 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 armiferous man ranking below a knight.
- Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
- An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
- Any man.
- An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
- An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.
Synonyms
gentleman’s gentleman
rich person
valet de chambre
toff
man who indulges women
linkboy
kind person
elderly man
house servant
a person of quality
white person
manly person
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Hyphenated as
gentle‧man
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/
Etymology
From Middle English gentilman, morphologically gentle + man, partial calque of Old French gentilhome.
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