gentleman
a man of refinement
How often you will meet it
Rank 452 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 45,298 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.022% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- a man of refinement
- a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer also: valet, valet de chambre, gentleman's gentleman, man Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man
gentleman in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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It was the most extraordinary looking little gentleman he had ever seen in his life.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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If Right Hon. Gentleman wanted to move the Closure, he should do so in the form provided.
Punch — Volume 99, August 16, 1890 · Various · Chapter 1
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My father prov'd himself a gentleman, Sold all 's land, and, like a fortunate fellow, Died ere the money was spent.
The White Devil · John Webster · Chapter 1
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One bright morning in May, a portly gentleman, leaning heavily on a gold-headed cane, was walking up the narrow city street.
Cornelli · Johanna Spyri · Chapter 1
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He proposed that one gentleman should give him one word of a foreign sentence, and tell him its place in the sentence.
Following the Equator — Part 1 · Mark Twain · Chapter 1