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Gentlemen vs Gentleman - What's the difference?

gentlemen | gentleman |

As nouns the difference between gentlemen and gentleman

is that gentlemen is plural of lang=en while gentleman is a well‐mannered or charming man.

gentlemen

English

Noun

(head)
  • Derived terms

    * ladies and gentlemen ----

    gentleman

    English

    Noun

    (gentlemen)
  • A well?mannered or charming man.
  • A man of breeding or higher class.
  • *
  • , title=(The Celebrity), chapter=8 , passage=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.}}
  • *
  • *:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.
  • A polite term referring to a man.
  • :
  • *, chapter=7
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.}}
  • A polite form of address to a group of men.
  • :
  • Toilets intended for use by men.
  • (lb) A cricketer of independent wealth, who does not (require to) get paid to play the sport.
  • Amateur.
  • *2004 , Mary N. Woods, "The First Professional: Benjamin Henry Latrobe", in, Keith L. Eggener, editor, American Architectural History: A Contemporary Reader , (Routledge), electronic edition, ISBN 0203643682, p.119 [http://books.google.com/books?id=-dDKjSIDdksC&pg=PA119&dq=gentleman]:
  • Latrobe had extensive dealings with Jefferson, the most prominent gentleman- architect in the United States.

    Usage notes

    * The equivalent form of address to one man is (Sir).

    Synonyms

    * (toilets) gents (colloquial), little boy's room (colloquial), men's room

    Antonyms

    * (cricketer) professional, player (historical)

    Derived terms

    * gentleman farmer * gentleman of leisure * gentleman scientist

    See also

    * lady * gentleman's agreement