Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Showing results for bloke. Search instead for blokes.
Synonyms

bloke

American  
[blohk] / bloʊk /

noun

Chiefly British Informal.

  1. man; fellow; guy.

bloke British  
/ bləʊk /

noun

  1. an informal word for man

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of bloke

First recorded in 1850–55; origin uncertain

Vocabulary lists containing bloke

"The Mixer," Vocabulary from the short story

Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"He seemed like a really good bloke and very switched on for what he did," said Wigglesworth.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Once in jail he had to “share a bath with a bloke who was in for murder,” organizing “singsongs with other prisoners” until his lawyers arranged for his release.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Kalani believes his content connects as he is "a genuine bloke living his best life".

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

Soft Cell’s cover felt “twisted and strange,” Ball said, which suited the “weird couple: Marc, this gay bloke in makeup, and me, a big guy who looked like a minder.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2025

And then, beside her, I see the biggest bloke I ever saw.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.