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gentleman of the road

gen·tle·man of the road
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-tl-muh n uhv, ov stressed th ee rohd]
    • /ˈdʒɛn tl mən ʌv, ɒv stressed ði roʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [jen-tl-muh n uhv, ov stressed th ee rohd]
    • /ˈdʒɛn tl mən ʌv, ɒv stressed ði roʊd/

Definitions of gentleman of the road words

  • noun gentleman of the road a highwayman. 1
  • noun gentleman of the road a tramp or hobo. 1
See all 2 definitions of gentleman of the road

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Origin of gentleman of the road

First appearance:

before 1720
One of the 49% newest English words
First recorded in 1720-30

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Parts of speech for Gentleman of the road

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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gentleman of the road popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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