scholar and gentleman

noun

An admirable, intelligent person (usually a man).

“Thank you so much for your help. You're a scholar and a gentleman.”

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Meanings

nounscholar and gentleman (plural scholars and gentlemen)

plural scholars and gentlemen · alternative a scholar and a gentleman · alternative a gentleman and a scholar · alternative gentleman and scholar

  1. idiomaticAn admirable, intelligent person (usually a man).

    Thank you so much for your help. You're a scholar and a gentleman.

    1 more example

    He goes directly to the Mayor, tels him he was a Scholler and a Gentleman

    1607, George Peele, Merrie Conceited Jests
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scholar and gentleman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scholar%20and%20gentleman

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“scholar and gentleman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scholar%20and%20gentleman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scholar and gentleman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scholar%20and%20gentleman.

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