gent

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A well-educated cosmopolitan gent whose inherited family riches were expanded under his watch, a man who understood the economy and helped people manage their money, which was how he made money of his own.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2023

I was reminded of a gent I met a couple of years ago while researching my book on retirement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2023

Only in the last verse does the listener learn that it wasn’t a woman who left the now crazed gent, but a dog.

From New York Times • Mar. 17, 2023

"I'm quite the country gent these days, I'm friends with all my neighbours, and I know every pub in a 20-mile radius."

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2022

Nicole would tell me later that up to this point Dave was a sweetheart and a total gent, but that afternoon he was jacked up on too many Red Bulls or whatever, desperate.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin