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leading gentlemen

leading gentlemen is the plural of leading gentleman.

Meaning of leading gentleman

Noun

leading gentleman (plural leading gentlemen)

  1. Synonym of leading man.
    • The leading gentleman was equally effective in a part which—as eight out of twelve dramatic critics happily phrased it on the morrow—"fitted him like a glove" […]1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    leading man

Questions about leading gentlemen

What is leading gentlemen the plural of?
Leading gentlemen is the plural of leading gentleman.

Words near leading gentlemen in the dictionary

  1. leading diagonals
  2. leading edge
  3. leading edges
  4. leading from the front
  5. leading gentleman
  6. leading gentlemen
  7. leading hand
  8. leading hands
  9. leading in
  10. leading indicator
  11. leading indicators

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