country gentleman

noun

Definition of country gentlemannext
as in nobleman

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Recent Examples of country gentleman Julia Child, southern country gentleman Justin Wilson and the Frugal Gourmet Jeff Smith have all long passed, but Chinese kitchen wizard Chef Martin Yan is still very alive at age 76, bursting with energy and cultural pride. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2025 The short video features a scene on an open Texas road with some country gentlemen looking up at the sky in anticipation of a billboard reveal. — Ime Ekpo, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 Rather than gamble, consume nine-course meals, and chase women, as his father did, George, shy and conservative, preferred the life of a country gentleman. — Town & Country, 14 Nov. 2022 But Philip was also the ultimate salt-of-the-earth English country gentleman. — Kim Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2021 For a country gentleman from rural Alabama, that’s high cotton. — Bob Carlton | Bcarlton@al.com, al, 24 Feb. 2021 All along, the Range Rover was building itself an image as an off-road Rambo with the manners of an English country gentleman. — Tony Assenza, Car and Driver, 30 June 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for country gentleman
  1. nobleman
  2. squire
  3. gentleman
  4. grandee
  5. peer
Noun
  • Gunpowder, a miniseries from 2017, was set in 1603 with Harington playing Robert Catesby, a charismatic Catholic nobleman, who decides to blow up the Houses of Parliament with the King inside.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • They are also called the Elgin Marbles, after the Scottish nobleman Lord Elgin, who removed them from the Acropolis in Athens in 1801 and sold them to the British government, which has housed them in the British Museum for nearly two centuries.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of nobleman
Noun
  • The protagonist is Ser Duncan the Tall (Dunk), a knight-errant played by Peter Claffey, accompanied by his young squire Egg, portrayed by Dexter Sol Ansell.
    — Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 22 June 2026
  • In contrast, composed framing of his loyal squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), underlines a different emotion.
    — Daron James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of squire
Noun
  • Is there a kind and polite way to tell this gentleman to stop telling me jokes?
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026
  • And so Eton’s uniform became codified around gentleman’s fashions of the 1800s, even though the dress code was not made official until 1964.
    — Eva Wolchover, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of gentleman
Noun
  • The grandees of Gullen have set their hopes on Claire’s bankrolling their faltering community’s recovery.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The genteel decor takes its cues from the quintas (farms) of local wine grandees, and each room features photographs and accessories contributed by a different Portuguese winemaker.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 June 2026
Definition of grandee
Noun
  • The older cardinal looked down toward a group of their peers at the front of the room.
    — Scott Detrow, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • For all the rock in their sound, Dexter and the Moonrocks still live in Texas, playing shows in the Texas country market, and earning the respect of their peers in that scene along the way.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of peer

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“Country gentleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/country%20gentleman. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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