[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.
GENTLEMAN
Meaning of GENTLEMAN in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012