country gentleman

American  

noun

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

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country gentleman British  

noun

1. a rich man with an estate in the country

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Etymology

Origin of country gentleman

First recorded in 1625–35

Example Sentences

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

"He would have preferred to dress like an English country gentleman, or like his idea of an English country gentleman," Margaret said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 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

During a half-century, Haslam has appeared in garb channeling James Dean, a pre-Vegas Elvis, an Arizona cattle rustler, an English punk, a country gentleman, an American biker and a 1960s mod.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 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