gentleman : Idioms & Phrases
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Gentleman commoner
- one of the highest class of commoners at the University of Oxford.
Webster 1913
gentleman jim
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noun United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)
James John Corbett; Jim Corbett; Corbett.
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gentleman johnny
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noun British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
Burgoyne; John Burgoyne.
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Gentleman usher
- one who ushers visitors into the presence of a sovereign, etc.
Webster 1913
Gentleman usher of the black rod
- an usher belonging to the Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as official messenger of the House of Lords.
Webster 1913
gentleman's gentleman
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noun a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
valet de chambre; man; gentleman; valet.
- Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man
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gentleman's-cane
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noun tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purple; seeds often used as cereal
prince's-plume; Amaranthus cruentus; prince's-feather; Amaranthus hybridus hypochondriacus; Amaranthus hybridus erythrostachys; purple amaranth; red amaranth.
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gentleman-at-arms
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noun one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions
gentleman-at-arms.
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gentlemen's agreement
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noun a personal agreement based on honor and not legally binding
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Gentlemen-at-arms
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noun one of 40 gentlemen who attend the British sovereign on state occasions
gentleman-at-arms.
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- a band of forty gentlemen who attend the sovereign on state occasions; formerly called gentlemen pensioners. Eng.
Webster 1913
Walking gentleman
(Theater) , an actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words. Cant
