| 单词 | gentleman's gentleman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgentleman's gentleman 7. Following a possessive, chiefly in gentleman's gentleman: a man's valet. Cf. sense 1b. ΘΚΠ society > authority > subjection > service > servant > personal or domestic servant > attendant or personal servant > [noun] > valet manc1175 valet1567 varlet of the chamber1567 point-trusser1594 valect1610 valet-de-chambre1646 Andrew1700 gentleman's gentleman1704 bearer1727 sirdar-bearer1782 sardar1816 tiring-man1856 Jeeves1952 1704 R. Steele Lying Lover ii. 18 The Gentleman's Gentleman came up to me very civilly, and said his Master was in Discourse with my Lady he suppos'd. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 85 I took down the name from his gentleman, Mr. O Frizzle. [Said by a maid servant.] 1820 Countess Granville Lett. (1894) I. 186 The gentlemen's gentlemen and two impudent Englishmen had been examined. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair xliv. 398 The footman told the circumstance as a good joke to Lord Steyne's coachman; that officer imparted it to Lord Steyne's gentleman, and to the servants' hall in general. 1936 R. H. Mottram Portrait of Unknown Victorian iv. 133 Jonah Dye, more than a gentleman's gentleman.., entered upon the humble duties of a messenger to Gurneys'. 2013 Atlantic Online (Nexis) 2 Jan. The gentleman found himself obliged to take an interest, however slight, in the affairs of his gentleman's gentleman. < as lemmas |
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