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Word entry · 9 letters

gentleman

Best crossword clue

"Courteous fellow"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/Part of speech nounSorted aeeglmnntStarts with GEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a man of refinement

Word origin

From Middle English gentilman, morphologically gentle + man, partial calque of Old French gentilhome.

Used in a sentence

  • I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed.
  • She wanted to go see a movie called Gigi, which I was not too thrilled about. But being a gentleman, I bit my tongue and said, “Okay.”
  • Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.

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