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Noun: gentleman (gentlemen)  jen-t(u)l-mun
  1. A man of refinement
     
  2. A polite or formal term referring to a man
     
  3. A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
    "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's gentleman"; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's gentleman's gentleman"
    - valet, valet de chambre, gentleman's gentleman, man

Derived forms: gentlemen

See also: gentlemanly

Type of: adult male, body servant, houseboy, man, manservant

Encyclopedia: Gentleman