Gentlemen's
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gentlemen's is a noun meaning possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.
Meaning
possessive case of gentlemen: belonging to some or all gentlemen.
More Meanings
- (informal euphemistic) Synonym of men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.
Example Sentences
"I tell you what I must do, is to telephone. Where is it?" "D'you mean really the telephone or the gentlemen's?"
Over on that platform's the general waiting-room,... and over there's the Gentlemen's, and, any'ow, everythink's written up.
A gents' toilet room might be found in a house that caters for the cheaper class of theatrical patronage, where the slangy language of the "goin' to the mat this aft?" style prevails. A gents toilet room is not found in the Southern Hotel. It either "men's" or "gentlemen's".
Synonyms for gentlemen's
Depending on context, synonyms include bathroom.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ladies, sir, you, agreement, look, males.
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