Noun: gentleman (gentlemen) jen-t(u)l-mun
- A man of refinement
"He was every inch a gentleman, polite and well-mannered"
- A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to their employer
"Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's gentleman's gentleman";
- valet, valet de chambre, gentleman's gentleman, man
- [archaic] A polite or formal term referring to a man
"The gentleman in the blue suit is Mr. Johnson"
Derived forms: gentlemen
Type of: adult male, body servant, bozo [N. Amer, informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], chappie [Brit, informal], geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], houseboy, man, manservant, sod [informal]
Encyclopedia: Gentleman, Robert