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# gentleman

«gentleman» in Mova's school dictionary: **a polite word for a man** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a gentleman, gentlemen)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A gentleman is a polite word for a man. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/#m1)

2) A gentleman is a man who is kind, honest and has good manners. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/#m2)

3) (old-fashioned) A gentleman was a rich man from a high-class family who did not need to work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life people say «this gentleman is waiting» as a polite way to talk about a man, and speeches start «Ladies and gentlemen». The «Gents» sign shows the men's toilet in the UK. In stories a true gentleman is brave and kind. Phrases: ladies and gentlemen, a real gentleman, a perfect gentleman, the gents.

### examples

- Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to our school play. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/#x1)
- The gentleman at the front would like a coffee. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/#x2)
- He held the door open like a real gentleman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/#x3)
- An old gentleman helped me find the bus stop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/#x4)
- In the story, the gentleman lived in a big house with servants. (old-fashioned) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/#x5)
- The gents' toilet is down the corridor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/#x6)
- There were 12 ladies and 15 gentlemen, so 27 guests in all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/#x7)
- "Don't talk nonsense," replied the old gentleman. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/#x8)

### note

Plural is «gentlemen» (not gentlemans). It is more polite than «man». The female pair is «lady» (ladies). In maths, «ladies and gentlemen» means add the two groups.

### In the corpora

- [That night, on a lonely common under the stars, Toad boasts: «This is the real life for a gentleman!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/31-willows-ch2-part3-poop-poop/3/)
- [This is the real life for a gentleman!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/31-willows-ch2-part3-poop-poop/17/)
- [Badger he's a kind-hearted gentleman, as everyone knows».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/38-willows-ch4-part2-toad-news-and-hedgehogs/34/)
- [Toad describes his house like an estate agent's advert: «an eligible self-contained gentleman's residence very unique ...](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter/21/)
- [But the gentlemen don't recognise him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/63-willows-ch10-part3-the-conceited-song/8/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «gentleman» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/gentleman/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.