Gentleman
Gentleman noun - A man of high birth or social position.
Scholar and gentleman are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scholar" instead a noun "Gentleman".
Nearby Word: gentlemanly
Both words in one sentence
- River Song is a female example of the scholar and a gentleman: she is an academic doctor and later professor, is charming and witty, empathetic towards others like Amy Pond and can move in a variety of social situations.
Source: Gentleman and a Scholar - Cultured Badass: Lord Peter Almsley, a young gentleman and scholar, proves that he's this when he comes up against the (much larger) town bully in Unnatural Issue.
Source: Literature / Elemental Masters - Will usually be at least a bit of a Renaissance Man, though what makes him a gentleman and a scholar is not his diversification into multiple fields per se, but rather his ability to maintain his dignity and be socially well-adjusted even while intensively studying an academic subject.
Source: Gentleman and a Scholar
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