GENT


Meaning of GENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dʒent ]

( gents)

1.

Gent is an informal and old-fashioned word for gentleman .

Mr Blake was a gent. He knew how to behave.

N-COUNT

2.

People sometimes refer to a public toilet for men as the gents . ( BRIT INFORMAL )

N-SING-COLL : usu the N

3.

Gents is used when addressing men in an informal, humorous way, especially in the expression ‘ladies and gents’. ( HUMOROUS, INFORMAL )

Don’t be left standing, ladies and gents, while a bargain slips past your eyes.

N-VOC

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