first gentleman

American  

[furst jen-tl-muhn] / ˈfɜrst ˈdʒɛn tl mən /

Informal, first gent

noun

first gentlemen plural

1. Often First Gentleman the husband of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor.

2. Often First Gentleman the husband of the head of any country.

3. the foremost man in any art, profession, or the like.

   the first gentleman of film.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• first gentlemen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of first gentleman

First recorded in 1920–25; after first lady ( def. )

Example Sentences

Andy Samberg was goofy and playful as Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, who joked that as first gentleman, he’ll decorate the White House for Christmas with the theme “Hanukkah.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2024

If she wins, Doug Emhoff will be the first first gentleman.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2024

He was then sworn in aside his husband, first gentleman Marlon Reis, before the ceremony was capped by words from a rabbi.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2023

In Colorado, residents last year saw their history-making governor, Jared Polis, marry first gentleman Marlon Reis in an intimate ceremony still grand enough to merit high society coverage.

From Washington Post • Dec. 4, 2022

They only wanted to see a show, the robes of the judges, the assembly of peers, and that one central figure, the first gentleman in England, once almost a king—now a felon!

From The Tangled Skein by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness