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单词 hombre
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hombre

noun

hom·​bre ˈäm-brā How to pronounce hombre (audio)
ˈəm-,
ˈōm- How to pronounce hombre (audio)
-ˌbrē
plural hombres
informal
: guy entry 1 sense 1a, fellow sense 4c
Back in the days of the Wild West, when every gunslinger tried to make his reputation by outdrawing the baddest hombre in town … Bob Greene
Here we have four hombres who have been rocking and rolling for a long time … Greg Sandow
His injuries have left him with a reputation as one tough hombre, a genuine stoic, a man who would battle Godzilla—and win—to stay at the job he loves. Rick Telander

Synonyms

  • bastard
  • bloke [chiefly British]
  • buck
  • cat
  • chap [chiefly British]
  • chappie [British]
  • dude
  • fella
  • fellow
  • galoot [slang]
  • gent
  • gentleman
  • guy
  • jack
  • joe
  • joker
  • lad
  • male
  • man
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Example Sentences

two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered … lemonade
Recent Examples on the Web White society deemed him a bad hombre; Vasquez saw himself as a revolutionary fighting an unjust system. Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2022 Young hombres on bikes circled, ready to grab anything, even from moving vehicles. David Hammond, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2019 Un ranchero de Texas está enamorado de una mujer que se casará con otro hombre. Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2019 King became a martyr in my home, a pobre hombre who died for the idea of social equality. Héctor Tobar, The New Yorker, 22 July 2019 La esposa y el ahijado de un hombre planean asesinarlo después de que descubren que se han enamorado. Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2019 Después del juicio, él descubre que sus acciones liberaron a un hombre culpable. Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2019 And there are several more huge homer hombres who haven’t yet surfaced in the Derby rumor mill: Edwin Encarnacion, Mike Moustakas, Jorge Soler, Freddie Freeman… the list goes on. Jon Tayler, SI.com, 2 July 2019 The Warriors’ most sensitive and emotionally fragile player might be the coldest-blooded crunch-time hombre in the league. Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 11 June 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, man, from Latin homin-, homo

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

hombre

noun

as in guy
an adult male human being two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered … lemonade

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • guy
  • gentleman
  • male
  • dude
  • fella
  • man
  • gent
  • galoot
  • bastard
  • lad
  • joe
  • bloke
  • chap
  • fellow
  • cat
  • mister
  • chappie
  • buck
  • sir
  • buddy
  • jack
  • joker
  • buster
  • master
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