GENTLEMAN


Meaning of GENTLEMAN in English

[noun] [C] [plural] -men - a man who is polite and behaves well towards other people, or a man of a high social class(approving) Gerald is such a (perfect) gentleman/is a real gentleman.(approving) He's too much of a gentleman to get involved in a quarrel like this.Just because I didn't hold the door open for her, she told me I was no gentleman.He belongs to a gentlemen's club in London.Gentleman is also used as a polite way of addressing or referring to a man.Ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to begin.Excuse me, but this gentleman has a question for you.An elderly gentleman sat reading a newspaper in the corner of the waiting room.A gentleman's agreement is an agreement which is based on trust and is not written down.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.