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1. (n.) gentleman
a man of good family, breeding, or social position.
2. gentleman
(used as a polite term) a man:
the gentleman in the tweed suit.
3. gentleman
gentlemen, (used as a form of address):
Gentlemen, please come this way.
4. gentleman
a civilized, educated, sensitive, or well-mannered man.
5. gentleman
a male personal servant; valet.
6. gentleman
a male attendant upon a king, queen, or other royal person, who is himself of high birth or rank.
7. gentleman
a man with an independent income who does not work for a living.
8. gentleman
a male member of the U.S. Congress:
The chair recognizes the gentleman from Massachusetts.
9. gentleman
(formerly) a man above the rank of yeoman.
Etymology: (1225–75)
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| Definition of 'gentleman' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) gentleman
a man of refinement
2. (noun) valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
"Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
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1. (noun) gentleman
a polite and respectful man
He was a real gentleman all evening.
2. gentleman
refers to a man when you are talking politely
Gentlemen, allow me to show you to your table.
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| Definition of 'gentleman' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) gentleman
a man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman
2. (noun) gentleman
one of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man
3. (noun) gentleman
one who bears arms, but has no title
4. (noun) gentleman
the servant of a man of rank
5. (noun) gentleman
a man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc
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| Definitions of 'gentleman' |
The Roycroft Dictionary |
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gentleman
One who is gentle toward the friendless.
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Sense: a polite word for a man
Two gentlemen arrived this morning.
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 Afrikaans: heer |
 Arabic: سَيِّد |
 Bulgarian: господин |
 Brazilian: cavalheiro |
 Czech: pán, muž |
 German: der Herr |
 Danish: gentleman |
 Greek: κύριος |
 Spanish: caballero |
 Estonian: härra |
 Farsi: آقا |
 Finnish: mies |
 French: monsieur |
 Hebrew: אדון |
 Hindi: भद्रपुरुष, दयालु एवं विनम |
 Croatian: gospodin |
 Hungarian: úr |
 Indonesian: priayi |
 Icelandic: herra; maður |
 Italian: signore |
 Japanese: 男のかた |
 Korean: 신사 |
 Lithuanian: ponas |
 Latvian: kungs |
 Malay: lelaki |
 Dutch: heer |
 Norwegian: herre, mann |
 Polish: pan |
 Persian: آقا |
 Pashto: ښاغلى |
 Portuguese: cavalheiro |
 Romanian: domn |
 Russian: господин |
 Slovak: pán, muž |
 Slovenian: gospod |
 Serbian: džentlmen |
 Swedish: herre |
 Thai: สุภาพบุรุษ |
 Turkish: bey, beyefendi |
 Taiwanese: 紳士 |
 Ukrainian: пан |
 Urdu: کسی شخص کو مخاطب کرنے کا |
 Vietnamese: người đàn ông lịch sự |
 Chinese: 绅士 |
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