gentleman
Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/
The English word “gentleman” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
- Any man.
- 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.
- An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
- An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
- An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.
Etymology
From Middle English gentilman, morphologically gentle + man, partial calque of Old French gentilhome.
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