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gentlemen's

gentlemen's noun: possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen. Also the ellipsis of men's room.

Noun (1)

gentlemen's (plural gentlemen's)

  1. possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.

Noun (2) capitalized: Gentlemen's

Gentlemen's (plural Gentlemen's)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of gentlemen's: a lavatory intended for use by men.
    • Over on that platform's the general waiting-room,... and over there's the Gentlemen's, and, any'ow, everythink's written up.1933, James Ian Arbuthnot Frazer as "Shamus Frazer", Acorned Hog, page 78

Also used as

gentlemen's is also the ellipsis of men's room.

Synonyms of gentlemen's

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Forms of gentlemen's

pluralgentlemen's
alternative formGentlemen's
pluralGentlemen's

Origin of gentlemen's

Ellipsis of gentlemen's room, originally a waiting room for men but by the first attestation of gentlemen's in general use as a euphemism for a men's lavatory.

Phrases with gentlemen's

Questions about gentlemen's

What does gentlemen's mean?
Gentlemen's means possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.
What part of speech is gentlemen's?
Gentlemen's is a noun.
What is the plural of gentlemen's?
The plural of gentlemen's is gentlemen's.

Words near gentlemen's in the dictionary

  1. Gentlemen Jims
  2. gentlemen of leisure
  3. gentlemen of the back door
  4. gentlemen rankers
  5. gentlemen scientists
  6. gentlemen's
  7. gentlemen's agreement
  8. gentlemen's agreements
  9. gentlemen's bets
  10. gentlemen's club
  11. gentlemen's clubs

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