English Dictionary

gentleman

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/

noun

(chiefly historical) 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; (UK law) an armiferous man ranking below a knight.

The gentleman held the door open for the lady.

意味（1）

(chiefly historical) 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; (UK law) an armiferous man ranking below a knight.

Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself.

意味（2）

Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.

I corralled the judge, and we started off across the fields, in no very mild state of fear of that gentleman's wife, whose vigilance was seldom relaxed.

意味（3）

(derogatory) An effeminate or oversophisticated man.

Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?

意味（4）

(polite term of address) Any man.

Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.

意味（5）

(usually historical, sometimes derogatory) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.

Latrobe had extensive dealings with Jefferson, the most prominent gentleman-architect in the United States.

意味（6）

(cricket) An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.