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nobleman

American  
[noh-buhl-muhn] / ˈnoʊ bəl mən /

noun

noblemen plural
  1. a man of noble birth or rank; noble; peer.


nobleman British  
/ ˈnəʊbəlmən /

noun

  1. a man of noble rank, title, or status; peer; aristocrat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of nobleman

First recorded in 1520–30; noble + -man

Example Sentences

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“He apologized as if I had hurt people,” Nobleman told Georgia Public Broadcasting.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2023

The fact that the daughter choked on a hemlock needle was not without notice by the Nobleman.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2019

In the documentary, Mr. Nobleman offered some Batman history: the possible existence of a contract negotiated by Mr. Kane that would name him as sole creator for perpetuity.

From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2017

“Almost everything iconic about Batman … that have lasted all these years came from Bill Finger’s imagination,” Mr. Nobleman said, amNewYork reported.

From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2017

Parbleu Mons. said he, I told you plain enough, that the Person I want is a Nobleman, and not a Peasant.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

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