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gentlepeople

American  
[jen-tl-pee-puhl] / ˈdʒɛn tlˌpi pəl /

plural noun

  1. a formal term of address to a group of people.


Example Sentences

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Don your plaid and make merry, gentlepeople!

From Seattle Times

“If tennis is a sport for ladies and gentlemen,” she wrote in American Lawn Tennis, “it’s also time we acted a little more like gentlepeople and less like sanctimonious hypocrites.”

From Washington Post

“Gentlepeople, the depositions will not be proceeding tomorrow in light of the attached,” Avenatti’s attorney, Phillip Baker, told Frank and his lawyers in an email with the bankruptcy papers.

From Los Angeles Times

GMT07:24 The gentlepeople of the fourth estate are gathered.

From The Guardian

The gentlepeople of the fourth estate are gathered.

From The Guardian