Meaning

plural of gentleman

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gentleman

  1. Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
  2. (broadly, polite, term-of-address) Any man.
  3. (historical) 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.
  4. (derogatory) An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
  5. (derogatory, historical, sometimes, usually) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
  6. An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.

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Translations

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mɪn/

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