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
Bob GreeneHere we have four hombres who have been rocking and rolling for a long time …—Greg Sandow
Greg SandowHis 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
Rick TelanderSynonyms
Examples of hombre in a Sentence
two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered … lemonade
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But for Harrelson, this Out of the Furnace nemesis is just another of his superb psychopaths — a white-trash drug dealer and all-around bad hombre who energizes this otherwise subpar blue-collar thriller.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
Photo : Getty/Rolex Aaron Paul: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Aaron Paul has once again shown some love for his hombre Bryan Cranston.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
When Elias traded for Corbin Burnes shortly before the start of spring training, fans were thrilled not just because the Orioles suddenly had a bad hombre atop their rotation.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
That may go unnoticed by most American viewers, but the presence of drugs, human trafficking, and plenty of stereotypical Latino bad hombres will be recognizable to them, based on other projects set in this region.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024
Photo : Getty/Rolex Aaron Paul: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Aaron Paul has once again shown some love for his hombre Bryan Cranston.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
When Elias traded for Corbin Burnes shortly before the start of spring training, fans were thrilled not just because the Orioles suddenly had a bad hombre atop their rotation.
—Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
That may go unnoticed by most American viewers, but the presence of drugs, human trafficking, and plenty of stereotypical Latino bad hombres will be recognizable to them, based on other projects set in this region.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Hombre.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hombre. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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from Spanish hombre "man," from Latin homin-, homo "man"
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