guv'nor

noun

An informal form of address to a man; see guv. This version is especially likely to be applied to the owner of a business or the landlord of a public house.

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Meanings

nounguv'nor (plural guv'nors)

plural guv'nors

  1. IrelandUKAn informal form of address to a man; see guv. This version is especially likely to be applied to the owner of a business or the landlord of a public house.

    “Now we have to get out of here before the fuzz start sniffing around. Fingers, get the Rolls resprayed and change the number plates in case they trace it.” “Yes, guv’nor.”

    2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
guv
Cite this entry
APA

guv'nor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guv'nor

MLA

“guv'nor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guv'nor. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “guv'nor,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/guv'nor.

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