country gentleman
coun·try gen·tle·man
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhn-tree jen-tl-muh n]
- /ˈkʌn tri ˈdʒɛn tl mən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kuhn-tree jen-tl-muh n]
- /ˈkʌn tri ˈdʒɛn tl mən/
Definitions of country gentleman words
- noun country gentleman a rich man with an estate in the country 3
- noun country gentleman a man of some wealth who lives on a country estate 3
- noun country gentleman a wealthy man living in his country home or estate. 1
- noun country gentleman A rich man of good social standing who owns and lives in a large rural property. 0
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Origin of country gentleman
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35
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Parts of speech for Country gentleman
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country gentleman popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
country gentleman usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for country gentleman
noun country gentleman
- provincial — belonging or peculiar to some particular province; local: the provincial newspaper.
- rustic — of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural.
- squire — (in England) a country gentleman, especially the chief landed proprietor in a district.
- cottager — a person who lives in a cottage
- non-rural — of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
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