Plural of gentleman
irregular plural
The plural of gentleman is gentlemen.
Forms of gentleman
| Singular | gentleman /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mən/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | gentlemen /ˈd͡ʒɛn.təl.mɪn/ |
| Countable | countable |
Gentlemen in a sentence
- Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room.
- Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?From the entry you
- Gentlemen, may I introduce Her Royal Highness, the Sovereign and Most Imperial Majesty, Empress Elizabeth of Vicron.From the entry sovereign
- Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to be here today. Follow me, ladies!From the entry lady
- Ladies and gentlemen, please give a round of applause to our lovely new Miss Yorkshire!From the entry miss
Meaning of gentleman
- noun Any well-bred, well-mannered, or charming man.
- noun Any man.
- noun A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of gentleman
- What is the plural of gentleman?
- The plural of gentleman is gentlemen.
- Is gentleman countable?
- Gentleman is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gentleman (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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