[ UK /d‍ʒˈɛntə‍lmən/ ]
[ US /ˈdʒɛnəɫmən, ˈdʒɛntəɫmən/ ]
NOUN
  1. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
    Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man
  2. a man of refinement
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How To Use gentleman In A Sentence

  • Then I saw how the ladies came alive at his gentlemanly attentions, how flattered they were by them.
  • The one are fellows called devilish good -- the other, fellows called devilish gentleman like. Godolphin, Complete
  • He was a true gentleman and always had time for fans. The Sun
  • The term "gentilhomme" is so liable to be confounded with "gentleman" that it needs explaining, for, despite the similarity of derivation, no two words can be more distinct. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876
  • That is a significant achievement, of which the hon. Gentleman should be aware.
  • I was haunted by the beauty of the landscape all about, of the natural ferneries then disappearing, and of the domed forest-trees on the slopes, and was fortunate in meeting a gentleman intent on preserving in art the beauties of his country. Sailing Alone Around the World
  • They took it in a very gentlemanly manner and directed me to a top-class agent. Times, Sunday Times
  • When the gentleman who guided me through the bush left me on the side of a pali, I discovered that Kahele, though strong, gentle, and sure-footed, possesses the odious fault known as balking, and expressed his aversion to ascend the other side in a most unmistakable manner. The Hawaiian Archipelago
  • But it was the bowler's general bearing and neatness which charmed the young writer almost as much as the name he'd been seeking for his newly conceived character of a gentleman's gentleman. From Jeeves to Herriot: all creatures great and sporty | Frank Keating
  • If he is anything of a gentleman, he will pay the money.
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