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gentleman's gentleman

gentleman's gentleman noun: a valet or a man's personal manservant.

Noun

gentleman's gentleman (plural gentleman's gentlemen or gentlemen's gentlemen)

  1. (UK) A valet or a man's personal manservant.
    • Touchwood was by no means critically nice in his society, but was observed to converse as readily with a gentleman's gentleman, as with the gentleman to whom he belonged.1823, Sir Walter Scott, chapter 13, in St. Ronan's Well, volume II
    • [H]e put it away and, ringing the bell, demanded his valet. . . . In due time came a discreet knock and thereafter a discreet person entered, tall, quick-eyed, low-voiced, soft-stepping, he was a very model of a fashionable gentleman's gentleman.1918, Jeffery Farnol, chapter 15, in Our Admirable Betty

Forms of gentleman's gentleman

pluralgentleman's gentlemen
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Questions about gentleman's gentleman

What does gentleman's gentleman mean?
Gentleman's gentleman means a valet or a man's personal manservant.
What part of speech is gentleman's gentleman?
Gentleman's gentleman is a noun.
What is the plural of gentleman's gentleman?
The plural of gentleman's gentleman is gentleman's gentlemen.

Words near gentleman's gentleman in the dictionary

  1. gentleman's C
  2. gentleman's club
  3. gentleman's clubs
  4. gentleman's cruiser
  5. gentleman's Cs
  6. gentleman's gentleman
  7. gentleman's measure
  8. gentleman's sweep
  9. gentleman-at-arms
  10. gentleman-commoner
  11. gentleman-in-waiting

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