gentleman
(noun) a man of refinement
valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man
(noun) a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; “Jeeves was Bertie Wooster’s man”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
gentleman (plural gentlemen)
(chiefly historical) 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 armiferous man ranking below a knight.
Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
(pejorative) An effeminate or oversophisticated man.
Synonyms: cockney, puss-gentleman, sissy, Thesaurus:effeminate man
(polite term of address) Any man.
Synonym: sahib
Coordinate terms: lady, gentlewoman, gentlelady (historical)
(usually historical, sometimes pejorative) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.
Synonym: dilettante
(cricket) An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.
Coordinate terms: professional, player (historical)
Although gentleman is used in reference to a man and gentlemen is used as a polite form of address to a group of men, it is more common to directly address a single gentleman as sir.
Gentleman (plural Gentlemans)
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Gen"tle*man, n.; pl. Gentlemen. Etym: [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.]
1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman.
2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
3. (Her.)
Definition: One who bears arms, but has no title.
4. The servant of a man of rank. The count's gentleman, one Cesario. Shak.
5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc.
Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a more extended sense, it includes every man above the rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the United States, the term is applied to men of education and good breeding of every occupation. Gentleman commoner, one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford.
– Gentleman usher, one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc.
– Gentleman usher of the black rod, an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords.
– Gentlemen-at-arms, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called gentlemen pensioners. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 July 2024
(noun) an excited state of agitation; “he was in a dither”; “there was a terrible flap about the theft”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
