country gentleman
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of country gentleman
First recorded in 1625–35
Example Sentences
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But Philip was also the ultimate salt-of-the-earth English country gentleman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
Ronald Carlile Buxton was a civil engineer and Norfolk country gentleman who in 1965 embarrassed Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson by defeating his foreign secretary, Patrick Gordon-Walker in a by-election at Leyton.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2017
Though wielding much influence in federal corridors, Dr. Gibbons came across as a country gentleman, wise and charming.
From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2015
Even in his courtship of Taya, at a bar frequented by raucous SEALs, he is ever the country gentleman.
From Time ● Dec. 31, 2014
Sir George—whom, by-the-bye, I have forgotten to describe,—a very big, and very fresh-looking country gentleman, stands before their sofa, coffee-cup in hand, and occasionally puts in a word.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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