gentleperson

[ jen-tl-pur-suhn ]

/ ˈdʒɛn tlˌpɜr sən /

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noun

a person of good family and position; gentleman or lady.

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Origin of gentleperson

First recorded in 1970–75; gentle(man) + -person

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See -person.

How to use gentleperson in a sentence

“I found him to to be an interesting person,” Krauss said of the first impression.
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A Wall Street person should not be allowed to help oversee the Dodd-Frank reforms.
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What I had “on the girls” were some remarkably brave first-person accounts.
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Scalise never would have spoken to EURO had Duke been there in person.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Pentagon leaders agree to a person that the U.S. war against ISIS is succeeding.
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Woman is mistress of the art of completely embittering the life of the person on whom she depends.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
But if what I told him were true, he was still at a loss how a kingdom could run out of its estate like a private person.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
He turned to the gentle accents of his sweet Alice, breathed in a letter which had been wet with her grateful tears.
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Levee: a ceremonious visit received by a distinguished person in the morning.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
He wished her mother had not been quite such an appalling person, fat and painted.
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