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ALL meanings of gentleman

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  • noun gentleman See lady.   1
  • noun gentleman A chivalrous, courteous, or honorable man. 1
  • noun plural gentleman a man of good family, breeding, or social position. 1
  • noun plural gentleman (used as a polite term) a man: Do you know that gentleman over there? 1
  • noun plural gentleman gentlemen, (used as a form of address): Gentlemen, please come this way. 1
  • noun plural gentleman a civilized, educated, sensitive, or well-mannered man: He behaved like a true gentleman. 1
  • noun plural gentleman a male personal servant, especially of a man of social position; valet. 1
  • noun plural gentleman a male attendant upon a king, queen, or other royal person, who is himself of high birth or rank. 1
  • noun plural gentleman a man of good social standing, as a noble or an armigerous commoner. 1
  • noun plural gentleman a man with an independent income who does not work for a living. 1
  • noun plural gentleman a male member of the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives: The chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts. 1
  • noun plural gentleman History/Historical. a man who is above the rank of yeoman. 1
  • noun gentleman courteous man 1
  • noun gentleman polite term: man 1
  • noun gentleman nobleman 1
  • noun gentleman A well‐mannered or charming man. 0
  • noun gentleman A man of breeding or higher class. 0
  • noun gentleman A polite term referring to a man. 0
  • noun gentleman (in plural only, gentlemen) A polite form of address to a group of men. 0
  • noun gentleman (in plural possessive, gentlemen's) Toilets intended for use by men. 0
  • noun gentleman (cricket) A cricketer of independent wealth, who does not (require to) get paid to play the sport. 0
  • noun gentleman (euphemistic, of a man) Amateur. 0
  • countable noun gentleman A gentleman is a man who comes from a family of high social standing. 0
  • countable noun gentleman If you say that a man is a gentleman, you mean he is polite and educated, and can be trusted. 0
  • countable noun gentleman You can address men as gentlemen, or refer politely to them as gentlemen. 0
  • noun gentleman a man regarded as having qualities of refinement associated with a good family 0
  • noun gentleman a man who is cultured, courteous, and well-educated 0
  • noun gentleman a polite name for a man 0
  • noun gentleman the personal servant of a gentleman (esp in the phrase gentleman's gentleman) 0
  • noun gentleman a man of gentle birth, who was entitled to bear arms, ranking above a yeoman in social position 0
  • noun gentleman (formerly) a smuggler 0
  • noun gentleman a man born into a family of high social standing 0
  • noun gentleman any man of independent means who does not work for a living 0
  • noun gentleman a courteous, gracious man with a strong sense of honor 0
  • noun gentleman a man's personal servant; valet 0
  • noun gentleman any man 0
  • noun gentleman a member of the U.S. House of Representatives 0
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