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upright men

upright men is the plural of upright man.

Meaning of upright man

Noun

upright man (plural upright men)

  1. (UK, archaic, thieves' cant) The leader of a group of thieves or vagrants.
    • I hope then you can cant, for by your cudgels, you sirra are an upright man.1611, Thomas Middleton, The Roaring Girle
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see upright, man.
    • Later He gave him freedom from the Lord to live alone as an upright man to cultivate and keep His garden called Eden.2013, Danson Enogiomwan Ubebe, Return to God: The ABC of 'set Free by Knowing the Truth', →ISBN, page 19
    Synonyms:
    criminal leader

Questions about upright men

What is upright men the plural of?
Upright men is the plural of upright man.

Words near upright men in the dictionary

  1. upright bassist
  2. upright bassists
  3. upright bicycle
  4. upright freezer
  5. upright man
  6. upright men
  7. upright piano
  8. upright pianos
  9. upright yellow-sorrel
  10. uprighted
  11. uprighteous

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