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gentleman

[jen-tl-muhn] / ˈdʒɛn tl mən /


NOUN
a well-born person
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She added: "I have no doubt that if this defendant was genuinely starving and had asked Mr Mackey for help, this kind, generous gentleman would have assisted him."

From BBC

He’s a perfect gentleman taking care of his 10-year-old brother Frederick.

From Los Angeles Times

My client, a single gentleman with $150,000 in annual income, is age 56.

From Barron's

The Rand Club was founded a year later by mining magnates, including Cecil John Rhodes, who walked the future streets of Johannesburg and selected a corner for what he deemed an essential gentlemen’s club.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is a departure for Grant, 62, who is best known for playing quintessentially English gentlemen in films like Notting Hill, Love Actually and Bridget Jones's Diary.

From BBC