kept man

noun

A man who lives off his lover.

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Meanings

nounkept man (plural kept men)

plural kept men

  1. A man who lives off his lover.

    The kept man—in and out of marriage—is quite a feature of life in our chaste little village.

    a. 1911, David Graham Phillips, chapter 17, in Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
    1 more example

    A strapping Italian hunk, he becomes the rich actress's kept man, uses her money to start himself in business.

    1984 November 19, Richard Zoglin, “Video: Small World”, in Time

    Synonyms: kept boy, ponce

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA man who lives off his lover.

Similar
kept boyponce
Also see
kept boyponcesugar baby

Origin

From kept + man.

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Translations

Polish utrzymanek
  • utrzymanekman supported financially by a lover
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APA

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MLA

“kept man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kept%20man. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kept man,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kept%20man.

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