country gentleman

noun

1. a wealthy man living in his country home or estate.

country gentleman

noun

1. a rich man with an estate in the country

Word History and Origins

Origin of country gentleman¹

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

A penniless young aristocrat determined to maintain the contemplative life of a country gentleman must, suddenly, get a job.

From Washington Post

If he had been permitted to settle down in England as he wished, as a country gentleman, would this have satisfied him?

From Project Gutenberg

The life within is the ideally tranquil existence of an English country gentleman.

From Project Gutenberg

If I was once settled down, I could live as well on fifteen hundred a year as any country gentleman in Ireland.

From Project Gutenberg

Who would call Webster the meanest of mankind because he had an absurd desire to live like an English country gentleman?

From Project Gutenberg

He seemed to me the beau ideal of a country gentleman: nothing less than this, and something more.

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