family man

noun

: a man with a spouse and child or children dependent on him
especially : a man devoted to his family

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The accused — a 38-year-old Florida family man — was acquitted at his 2006 trial but also suspected in a series of similar phone call hoaxes dating back to 1994. Declan Gallagher and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024 Enjoying life as a car salesman and family man, his past life is unknown to his wife (Monaghan) and kids (Colletti, Crosby). Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024 The end result is a kind of inverse Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, a psychological deep dive into not wanting to be a family man. Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2024 Popular on Variety For his 40th film as director, Eastwood offers up the story of a family man (Hoult) grappling with recent sobriety and wife (Zoey Deutch) riding out a high-risk pregnancy. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 28 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for family man 

Word History

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of family man was in 1753

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“Family man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20man. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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