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Meaning of 'gentleman' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gentleman [ n.]
- A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman.
- One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
- One who bears arms, but has no title.
- The servant of a man of rank.
- A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc.

Meaning of 'gentleman' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gentleman [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
Example in sentence:
  • Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man

Nearby Words:

gena genappe gendarme gendarmery gendarmes gender gendered gendering genderless geneagenesis

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