(n.) A man well born; one of good family; one above the condition of a yeoman.
(n.) One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.
(n.) One who bears arms, but has no title.
(n.) The servant of a man of rank.
(n.) A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular assemblies, etc.
Example Sentences:
(1) But I say to the honourable gentleman we won’t get Britain building unless we keep our economy going.” Later, Marie called in to radio station LBC radio to say that the new Labour leader needed to “change the way he does things, mix things up each week and really not let the Conservatives know which side it’s coming from – firing on all corners but doing it in a calm and collected way”.
(2) I was told very politely by [Sony Radio Academy awards committee chairman] Tim Blackmore, a true gentleman, I did not resent it at all.
(3) Ladies and Gentleman, thank you for joining us this morning.
(4) "He said it was scarcely suitable for a gentleman let alone ladies."
(5) But the Depp dog furore is a perfect example of the different approach Joyce will take to leading the Nationals – the rural-based minor party in the governing Coalition that has in recent years had a series of gentlemanly leaders who, wherever possible, have settled differences with their Coalition parties quietly, created public fusses only rarely, and international incidents never.
(6) Amelia Gentleman writes on social affairs for the Guardian and was one of the research team on Reading the Riots Prison isn't always a suitable punishment : I met Danielle Corns, a 19-year-old student with no previous convictions, who briefly took two left footed trainers out of a shop, thought better of it, and left them outside the shop.
(7) The local undertakers were pleased to discover the great Henty to be the man they had always imagined - a full-bearded giant, stern and wise, dressed like a warrior hero or - much the same thing - a Victorian gentleman with the whiff of gunpowder and the clash of sabres about him.
(8) But then the gentleman is quite old and has suffered two strokes in the last few years – so the comparatively slow rate at which he was fleeing was probably taken as provocation.
(9) Ideally they should also possess the sort of clipped tones that make vulgarities sound like Virgil and the sort of wardrobe that dresses up deviousness as a gentleman's sport.
(10) The librarian – he was a very tall gentleman with a pretty dark beard – went off and figured it out.
(11) Since 1972 there has been a gentleman's agreement between the ministry and the tobacco branch concerning the size and the content of tobacco advertising.
(12) The council will continue to work with this gentleman and his family to ensure that his needs are appropriately met and that he is supported to lead as independent a life as possible.
(13) is his immediate reply, which of course makes perfect sense, because Reprezent's listeners, keen as they are to hear new music, would no doubt prefer Psy's latest song Gentleman.
(14) If the honourable gentleman wants to finish his question in an orderly way, he can do so."
(15) Wednesday 16th July 2014 Photograph: Mike Bowers The two gentleman pictured above foreshadowed new national security laws that will give Asio more powers to snoop on computers and more powers to coordinate with other agencies during investigations.
(16) It was the story of a Bangladeshi gentleman whose home was washed out 1km to sea that drove me into the charity sector.
(17) The Democratic Unionist assembly member for South Down, Jim Wells, described McGrady as "a true gentleman and a tireless campaigner" for the people of his constituency.
(18) The latest fashion must-have for the classless in Cleveland sports a picture of his face with rape in block capitals underneath, making a nuanced reference to allegations against the prospective first gentleman.
(19) On Sunday, the News of the World became the first British newspaper to use paparazzi pictures of the prince since the former PCC chairman Lord Wakeham negotiated a "gentleman's agreement" that would prevent such photographs until he finished his full-time education.
(20) "The gentleman, opening the circular, hinged portcullis on the front of his helmet, offered his services; and perceiving that her modesty declined what her situation rendered necessary, took her up in his arms without further delay and carried her down the hill."
Guy
Definition:
(n.) A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened.
(v. t.) To steady or guide with a guy.
(n.) A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot.
(n.) A person of queer looks or dress.
(v. t.) To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.
Example Sentences:
(1) Guy Jobbins, a Cairo-based British water scientist who heads Canada's International Development Research Centre climate change adaptation programme for Africa, says understanding of the issue has rocketed in the past few years.
(2) The guy upstairs, I heard he was maybe affiliated with Islamic Jihad, but he wasn't there.
(3) They had to be seen as the good guys, and not as either this administration or that administration.” Comey left the justice department in 2005 for Lockheed Martin, the largest military contractor in the US, and eventually an investment firm and Columbia Law School.
(4) While the Spielberg of popular myth is Mr Nice Guy, Lean was known as an obsessive, cantankerous tyrant who didn't much like actors and was only truly happy locked away in the editing suite.
(5) If you’ve been to a red brick university in the past 10 years then chances are you know the guy.
(6) As for Scotland Soccer Club, Altidore's deputy at franchise level, Steven Fletcher, is gonna be the guy that the hosts will look to kick the soccer ball in to the soccer goal interior.
(7) "This is the guy we've all seen in Borders or HMV on a Friday afternoon, possibly after a drink or two, tie slightly undone, buying two CDs, a DVD and maybe a book - fifty quid's worth - and frantically computing how he's going to convince his partner that this is a really, really worthwhile investment."
(8) Opposition spokesman Matthew Guy said it was unclear how the government intended to fund the project given the federal government was yet to come to the table.
(9) How many other countries celebrate Guy Fawkes Night?
(10) The Fed is also painting itself as one of the Good Guys in the Libor scandal, pointing out that it spotted the problems in 2008, and promptly tipped off the Brits.
(11) "While the country is sunk in misery, families are ruined and children are growing up in poverty, this guy turns up and we pay €91m for him.
(12) Davenport, possibly in a fit of pique at having been knocked out, said playing Mauresmo was like 'playing a guy'.
(13) He laughs: "I've had a few guys buck up against me, but that's all right because some of us enjoy the bucking."
(14) There are three kinds of motivation: the intrinsic motivation which means the guy is naturally demanding of himself that he wants to be the best, and he has always that inner dissatisfaction with what he has achieved.
(15) He's the sort of guy who takes form every experience something good and uses it in the future.
(16) It seems to have brought his own beliefs into sharper focus: "Watching the film, and I've seen many cuts, I'm a guy who fights the idea of heaven but what I do respect is that there is a greater power than anything we understand, and for me the film is about that.
(17) If I’m the bad guy because I’m not the guy they want me to be, then so be it.” Over the last year he resolved his promotional woes in court and has since signed with Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports – along with Miguel Cotto the nascent sports agency’s highest-profile signing in boxing.
(18) Jenny Lewis - Just One Of The Guys [Official Music Video] Oh boy!
(19) Still, he reiterates that he'd never heard of "this guy," Mayor Sokolich, until yesterday.
(20) Romney contends the president is a nice guy who has failed to make things better.