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gentleman and scholar

gentleman and scholar is the alternative form of scholar and gentleman.

Meaning of scholar and gentleman

Noun

scholar and gentleman (plural scholars and gentlemen)

  1. (idiomatic) An admirable, intelligent person (usually a man).
    • Thank you so much for your help. You're a scholar and a gentleman.

Forms of gentleman and scholar

pluralgentlemen and scholars

Questions about gentleman and scholar

What is gentleman and scholar the alternative form of?
Gentleman and scholar is the alternative form of scholar and gentleman.

Words near gentleman and scholar in the dictionary

  1. gentlehood
  2. gentleladies
  3. gentlelady
  4. gentleman
  5. gentleman about town
  6. gentleman and scholar
  7. gentleman cow
  8. gentleman cows
  9. gentleman farm
  10. gentleman farmer
  11. gentleman farmers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gentleman and scholar (page history and authors); scholar and gentleman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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