gentleman
Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming manAny well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
» He used to be a gentleman.
Он был джентльменом.
Він був джентельменом.
Meaning
6 sensesAny well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
Herr
господи́нgospodín, су́дарьsúdarʹ, уважа́емыйuvažájemyj
панpan
a man of refinement
(broadly, polite, term of address)Any man.
Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.
(historical)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; (UK law) an armigerous 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.
(derogatory)An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?
(derogatory, historical, sometimes, usually)An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.
Examples
377 sentencesHe used to be a gentleman.
Він був джентельменом.
ruОн был джентльменом.
Ladies and gentlemen, please come this way.
Пані та панове, сюди, будь ласка.
ruДамы и господа, пожалуйста, сюда.
deMeine Damen und Herren, kommen Sie bitte hierher.
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like you to listen to my opinion.
Пані та панове, хочу вислухати вашу думку.
A true gentleman never betrays his friends.
Справжній джентльмен ніколи не зраджує своїх друзів.
deEin echter Gentleman verrät seine Freunde nicht.
I see a gentleman and a lady.
Я бачу пана та пані.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English gentilman, morphologically gentle + man, partial calque of Old FrenchFrom Middle English gentilman, morphologically gentle + man, partial calque of Old French gentilhome.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: gentlemenSynonyms
38 synonyms- a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to their employer:valetvalet de chambregentleman's gentlemanman
Word family
35 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
Collocations
5 patterns- ladies and gentlemen
- is a gentleman
- perfect gentleman
- like a gentleman
- know that gentleman