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gentleman

noun as in a courteous and honorable man

noun as in a well-born person

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The viral clip of the show is the convenient entry point, but it sells short what the gentlemen have built.

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“But many of those he’s robbed have been struck by what a nice, decent guy he seems to be, a real gentleman.”

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The soap legend who played Pat Butcher described the actor, who was car dealer Roy Evans between 1994 and 2003, as "not only a lovely man, but a true gentleman to work with".

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"By the way, that was not in the speech, as you probably know. But I happen to like this gentleman right over here, and it just seems to make so much sense, you know."

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Churchill also watched as, he later said, “under my very window a gentleman cast himself down fifteen storeys and was dashed to pieces, causing a wild commotion and the arrival of the fire brigade.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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