gentleman

gen·tle·man  (jntl-mn)

n.

1. A man of gentle or noble birth or superior social position: "He's too much a gentleman to be a scholar" (Aphra Behn).

2. A well-mannered and considerate man with high standards of proper behavior. See Usage Note at lady.

3. A man of independent means who does not need to have a wage-paying job.

4. A man: Do you know this gentleman?

5. gentlemen (-mn) Used as a form of address for a group of men.

6. A manservant; a valet.

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gentle·man·ly adj.

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gentleman [ˈdʒɛnt^əlmən]

n pl -men

1. a man regarded as having qualities of refinement associated with a good family

2. a man who is cultured, courteous, and well-educated

3. a polite name for a man

4. the personal servant of a gentleman (esp in the phrase gentleman's gentleman)

5. (Historical Terms) Brit History a man of gentle birth, who was entitled to bear arms, ranking above a yeoman in social position

6. (formerly) a euphemistic word for a smuggler

gentlemanly  adj

gentlemanliness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gentleman - a man of refinement                   Don - a Spanish gentleman or nobleman gent - informal abbreviation of `gentleman' gentleman-at-arms - one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions adult male, man - an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
	2.	gentleman - a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" gentleman's gentleman, valet, valet de chambre, man body servant - a valet or personal maid manservant - a man servant

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gentleman

noun

Quotations
"It is almost a definition of a gentleman to say that he is one who never inflicts pain" [Cardinal Newman The Idea of a University]

Translations

gentleman [ˈdʒentlmən]

A. N (gentlemen (pl)) (= man) → señor m; (having gentlemanly qualities) → caballero m (archaic) (at court) → gentilhombre m
there's a gentleman waiting to see you → hay un señor esperando para verle
young gentleman → señorito m
to be a perfect gentleman → ser un perfecto caballero
he's no gentleman → poco caballero es él
"gentlemen" (= lavatory) → caballeros

B. CPD gentleman's agreement N → acuerdo m entre caballeros
gentleman farmer N → terrateniente m
gentleman's gentleman N → ayuda m de cámara

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gentleman [ˈdʒɛnt^əlmən] n

(= man) → monsieur m
Good morning, gentlemen → Bonjour messieurs.

(= well-bred man) → gentleman m
a real gentleman → un vrai gentleman gentleman's agreement

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gentleman

n pl <-men>

(well-mannered, well-born) → Gentleman m, → Herr m; (trustworthy) → Ehrenmann m, → Gentleman m; he’s a real gentleman → er ist ein richtiger Gentleman; be a gentleman and take her home → sei ein richtiger Gentleman und bringe sie nach Hause

(= man) → Herr m; gentlemen! → meine Herren!; (in business letter) → sehr geehrte Herren!; gentlemen of the jury/press! → meine Herren Geschworenen/von der Presse!

(dated: with private income) → Privatier m; (Hist, rank) → Mann m → von Stand; (at court) → Höfling m; gentleman-farmer → Gutsbesitzer m

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gentleman [ˈdʒɛntlmən] n (-men (pl)) → signore m; (well-mannered, well-bred man) → gentiluomo, signore m
gentlemen! → signori!
(to be) a perfect gentleman → (dimostrarsi) un vero gentiluomo
gentleman's agreement → impegno sulla parola, gentleman's agreement m inv

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gentleman [ˈdʒɛntlmən] n (-men (pl)) → signore m; (well-mannered, well-bred man) → gentiluomo, signore m
gentlemen! → signori!
(to be) a perfect gentleman → (dimostrarsi) un vero gentiluomo
gentleman's agreement → impegno sulla parola, gentleman's agreement m inv

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gentleman

n gentleman [ˈdʒentlmən]

(abbreviationgent)

1 a polite word for a man Two gentlemen arrived this morning. heer سَيِّد господин pán, muž gentleman der Herr κύριος caballero härra آقا mies monsieur אדון भद्रपुरुष, दयालु एवं विनम्र gospodin úr priayi herra; maður signore 男のかた 신사 ponas kungs lelaki heer herre, mann pan cavalheiro domn господин pán, muž gospod džentlmen herre สุภาพบุรุษ bey, beyefendi 紳士 пан کسی شخص کو مخاطب کرنے کا مہذبانہ انداز người đàn ông lịch sự 绅士

2 a polite, well-mannered man He's a real gentleman. heer مُهَذَّب، رفيع التهذيب кавалер džentlmen gentleman der Gentleman ευγενής, (καθωσπρέπει) κύριος caballero härrasmees آدم مودب و شریف herrasmies gentleman אדם מנומס कुलीन gospodin úriember pria baik-baik prúðmenni gentiluomo, gentleman 紳士 품위가 있는 사람 džentelmenas džentlmenis lelaki budiman heer gentleman, mann av ære dżentelmen vcavalheiro gentleman джентльмен džentlmen kavalir gospodin gentleman สุภาพบุรุษ centilmen, beyefendi 彬彬有禮的人 джентльмен شریف آدمی người đàn ông hào hoa phong nhã 彬彬有礼的人

adj gentlemanly

(of men) polite; well-mannered gentlemanly behaviour. fatsoenlike بِلَطافَه، بسلوك مُهَذَّب възпитан zdvořilý; vybraný ved, hvordan man opfører sig ehrenhaft ευγενικός, με καλούς τρόπους caballeroso; cortés, fino härrasmehelik آقا منشانه herrasmiesmäinen distingué מנומס शिष्ट, भद्र uljudan úri sopan kurteis; drengilegur da gentiluomo 紳士らしい 신사다운 džentelmeniškas džentlmenisks seperti seorang lelaki budiman fatsoenlijk kultivert, dannet dżentelmeński cavalheirescamente distins джентльменский zdvorilý; vybraný kavalirsko gospodski gentlemannamässig, gentlemanna- สุภาพ beyefendice 彬彬有禮的 джентльменський شریفانہ lịch sự 彬彬有礼的

n gents

(usually withthe) a public toilet for men Where's the nearest gents? mans badkamer مِرْحاض الرِّجال мъжка тоалетна pánská toaleta herretoilet die Herrentoilette τουαλέτα ανδρών servicio de caballeros meeste tualettruum توالت عمومی مردانه miestenhuone toilettes (pour hommes) שירותים לגברים पुरुषों के लिए सार्वजनिक शौचालय javni muški nužnik férfi WC WC pria karlaklósett gabinetto (per uomini) 男子用トイレ 남자용 화장실 vyrų tualetas vīriešu tualete secara sopan herentoilet herretoalett toaleta męska w.c. W.C./toa­letă pentru bărbaţi мужская уборная pánska toaleta moško stranišče muški toalet herrtoalett ห้องน้ำชาย erkekler tuvaleti 公共男廁 чоловіча вбиральня مردانہ طہارت خانہ nhà vệ sinh nam 公共男厕

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gentleman → رَجُل نبيل džentlmen gentleman Gentleman τζέντλεμαν caballero herrasmies gentleman gospodin gentiluomo 紳士 신사 gentleman gentleman dżentelmen cavalheiro джентльмен gentleman สุภาพบุรุษ centilmen người đàn ông phong nhã 绅士