gentleman

1. (by extension; polite term of address) Any man.Examples: "Please escort this gentleman to the gentlemen's room."Synonyms: sahibbroadlypoliteterm-of-address

2. (chiefly historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.Examples: "Being a gentleman, Robert was entitled to shove other commoners into the gongpit but he still had to jump out of the way of the knights to avoid the same fate himself."; "And when their ſcattered armie is ſubdu’d: And you march on their ſlaughtered carkaſſes, Share equally the gold that bought their liues, And liue like Gentlmen in Perſea, […]"; "But when Adam delued, and Eue ſpan, VVho was then a Gentleman?"historical

3. (derogatory) An effeminate or oversophisticated man.Examples: "Well, la-di-da, aren't you just a proper gentleman?"Synonyms: cockney, puss-gentleman, sissy, bading, big girl's blouse, cockney, cot-quean, cupcakederogatory

4. (usually historical, sometimes derogatory) An amateur or dabbler in any field, particularly those of independent means.Examples: "Latrobe had extensive dealings with Jefferson, the most prominent gentleman-architect in the United States."Synonyms: dilettantederogatoryhistoricalsometimesusually

5. (cricket) An amateur player, particularly one whose wealth permits him to forego payment.