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Definition of gentelman

"gentelman" is probably misspelled. Trying gentleman instead Definition of gentleman

1. gentleman [ n ] a man of refinement

Used in print:

("Editorials"...)

These gentlemen are calling_for a resumption of testing - in the atmosphere - on the greatest possible scale , all in_the_name_of national security .

In all the bitter in-fighting , the squabbles over election procedures , the complicated numbers_game that East and West played on the assistant secretaries ' theme , the gentleman from Burma showed himself both as a man of principle and a skilled diplomat .

(W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)

They buy some supplies from our colored grocers and they are patronized by some of the best white gentlemen in town '' .

(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)

An old gentlemen next to me held a Boy_Scout bugle to his lips and blasted away at every fourth step and during the interim shouted_out , `` V for Victory '' !

(Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)

This gentleman is a police_officer .

Synonyms gentleman Related Terms man gentleman-at-arms gent

2. gentleman [ n ] a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
Examples: "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"

Synonyms valet man gentleman's_gentleman gentleman valet_de_chambre Related Terms manservant body_servant valet

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