Gentlemen
/ˈdʒɛɾ̃.əl.mən/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:17 pts9 letters
Definition of Gentlemen
noun
- 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; an armiferous man ranking below a knight.
"Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself."
- Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
- An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
"Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?"
- (polite term of address) Any man.
"Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room."
- (usually historical, sometimes derogatory) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
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