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gent

[jent] / dʒɛnt /
NOUN
bloke
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


NOUN
chap
Synonyms


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A bow-tie wearing gent with a shock of blond hair, Hawthorn became Britain's first world champion eight years into Formula 1's existence.

From BBC Dec. 8, 2025

Recently, I hiked Griffith Park with a 100-year-old gent, Pete Teti, who is all about embracing change.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 7, 2023

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

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

Pa called, and “Each gent bow to the lady on the left!”

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday highlighted a separate partnership with the UFC to teach federal gents "amazing tactics so they can safeguard American lives."

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

“One of the gents has said on many occasions if he wasn’t in the group he wouldn’t be here now – the group has saved his life.”

From BBC Oct. 28, 2024

Ladies and gents, this is the moment you’ve waited for — “The Greatest Showman” is coming to the stage.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 9, 2024

It’s definitely all about the gents for the foreseeable future.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2022

"Come right through here, gents," he said while leading us toward the back of the apartment.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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