gentleman

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

gentle +‎ man, a calque of French gentilhomme.

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  • IPA: /ˈdʒɛn.tl̩.mən/
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  • Hyphenation: gentle‧man

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gentleman (plural gentlemen)

  1. A man of breeding or higher class.
  2. A polite term referring to a man.
    Please direct this gentleman to the menswear department.
  3. (in plural only, gentlemen) A polite form of address to a group of men.
    Follow me, gentlemen.
  4. (in plural possessive, gentlemen's) Toilets intended for use by men.
  5. (cricket) A cricketer of independent wealth, who does not (require to) get paid to play the sport
  6. (euphemistic, of a man) Amateur.
    • 2004, Mary N. Woods, "The First Professional: Benjamin Henry Latrobe", in, Keith L. Eggener, editor, American Architectural History: A Contemporary Reader, Routledge, electronic edition, ISBN 0203643682, page 119 [1]:
      Latrobe had extensive dealings with Jefferson, the most prominent gentleman-architect in the United States.

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  • (gentlemen, form of address): The equivalent form of address to one man is Sir.

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from English gentleman.

[edit] Noun

gentleman m. (plural gentlemen)

  1. gentleman, especially an anglophone one

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