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gentleman

Noun

∙ 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; an armiferous man ranking below a knight. Britain law
∙ Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
∙ An effeminate or oversophisticated man. pejorative
∙ Any man. polite term of address
∙ An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means. usually historical, sometimes pejorative
∙ An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment. cricket

BABYLON ENGLISH
gentleman n.
man of good breeding and manners; aristocrat, nobleman

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
gentleman
gentleman
\gen"tle*man\ (?), n.; pl. gentlemen (#). [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.) one who bears arms, but has no title.
4. the servant of a man of rank. the count's gentleman, one cesario.
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.
similar words(4)

walking gentleman
gentleman commoner
gentleman usher of the black rod
gentleman usher

WORDNET 2.0
gentleman
Noun
1. a man of refinement
(hypernym) man, adult male
(hyponym) gent
2. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
(synonym) valet, valet de chambre, gentleman's gentleman, man
(hypernym) manservant

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Gentleman
In modern parlance, the term gentleman (from Latin gentilis, belonging to a race or gens, and man, the Italian gentil uomo or gentiluomo, the French gentilhomme, the Spanish gentilhombre, and the Portuguese homem gentil) refers to any man of good, courteous conduct. It may also refer to all men collectively, as in indications of gender-separated facilities, or as a sign of the speaker's own courtesy when addressing others. The modern female equivalent is lady.
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Gentleman (Psy song)
"Gentleman" is a K-pop song by South Korean musician Psy released on April 12, 2013 (KST), serving as his 19th single. It is the follow-up to his international hit single "Gangnam Style", which at the time of "Gentleman"'s release had been viewed on YouTube over 1.5 billion times. The first public performance of the song, with its associated dance, was unveiled at 6:30 pm on April 13 at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul. A poster and Twitter message was released containing the main line of the song "I'm a mother f••••• gentleman"; The obscured word was later revealed to be "father".
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

gentleman

Noun

∙ 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; an armiferous man ranking below a knight. Britain law
∙ Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
∙ An effeminate or oversophisticated man. pejorative
∙ Any man. polite term of address
∙ An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means. usually historical, sometimes pejorative
∙ An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment. cricket

BABYLON ENGLISH
gentleman n.
man of good breeding and manners; aristocrat, nobleman

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
gentleman
gentleman
\gen"tle*man\ (?), n.; pl. gentlemen (#). [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.) one who bears arms, but has no title.
4. the servant of a man of rank. the count's gentleman, one cesario.
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.
similar words(4)

walking gentleman
gentleman commoner
gentleman usher of the black rod
gentleman usher

WORDNET 2.0
gentleman
Noun
1. a man of refinement
(hypernym) man, adult male
(hyponym) gent
2. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
(synonym) valet, valet de chambre, gentleman's gentleman, man
(hypernym) manservant

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Gentleman
In modern parlance, the term gentleman (from Latin gentilis, belonging to a race or gens, and man, the Italian gentil uomo or gentiluomo, the French gentilhomme, the Spanish gentilhombre, and the Portuguese homem gentil) refers to any man of good, courteous conduct. It may also refer to all men collectively, as in indications of gender-separated facilities, or as a sign of the speaker's own courtesy when addressing others. The modern female equivalent is lady.
See more at Wikipedia.org...
Gentleman (Psy song)
"Gentleman" is a K-pop song by South Korean musician Psy released on April 12, 2013 (KST), serving as his 19th single. It is the follow-up to his international hit single "Gangnam Style", which at the time of "Gentleman"'s release had been viewed on YouTube over 1.5 billion times. The first public performance of the song, with its associated dance, was unveiled at 6:30 pm on April 13 at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul. A poster and Twitter message was released containing the main line of the song "I'm a mother f••••• gentleman"; The obscured word was later revealed to be "father".
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