Definitions for gentlemen

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gentlemen gen·tle·man

Spelling: [jen-tl-muh n]

IPA: /ˈdʒɛn tl mən/

Gentlemen is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 126 anagrams from letters in gentlemen (eeeglmnnt).

Definitions for gentlemen

noun

1. a man of good family, breeding, or social position.
2. (used as a polite term) a man:
3. gentlemen, (used as a form of address):
4. a civilized, educated, sensitive, or well-mannered man:
5. a male personal servant, especially of a man of social position; valet.
6. a male attendant upon a king, queen, or other royal person, who is himself of high birth or rank.
7. a man of good social standing, as a noble or an armigerous commoner.
8. a man with an independent income who does not work for a living.
9. a male member of the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives:
10. History/Historical. a man who is above the rank of yeoman.

Origin of gentlemen

Middle English word dating back to 1225-75; See origin at gentle, man¹

Examples for gentlemen

But if this goes on, it is the gentlemen who ought to withdraw.

Waving a silk cloth, he declared, “gentlemen, I will have this land just as surely as I now have this handkerchief.”

We will wait till the gentlemen finish their cigars, before driving.

At the same time, I knew that they were these gentlemen whom I had just recently met.

These gentlemen, said Clausewitz in brief, had the misfortune of mistaking the accoutrements of war for its essential nature.

The three gentlemen parted most cordially from him after he had paid the check.

On the contrary, gentlemen, I thought they were all looking at me.

“This is what you call perseverance, ladies and gentlemen,” Greenfield said.

Ladies and gentlemen, the Don Draper we know and love is back.

The gentlemen were smoking, and some of the ladies were trying to look at ease with cigarettes.