bloke

chiefly British
as in guy
an adult male human being a couple of friendly blokes offered to show us the sights of London

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Recent Examples of bloke Not Madonna, but her director-husband Guy Ritchie, a bloke’s bloke who challenged crew members and anyone else who was willing — any man, at least — to midday wrestling matches. Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 5 July 2024 Could Ridge actually be the best bloke on the show? Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 26 Feb. 2024 His comments could be construed as the crankiness of an 80-year-old, but his demeanor is that of a bloke in a pub having a pint and laughing as easily at himself as the world around him. Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 7 June 2024 Ruby’s father is similarly unremarkable, a bloke named William Benjamin Garnett who was also 15 at the time, and never even knew Louise had been pregnant! Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bloke 
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Noun
  • Despite his corporate success, Mr. Thompson remained the same funny, down-to-earth guy, Mr. Hill said.
    Amy Julia Harris, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Toronto also picked up right-handed reliever Nick Sandlin, a very effective guy against hitters on both sides of the plate despite a lower arm slot thanks to a plus splitter.
    Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In the first deadly encounter about 10:21 a.m., police responded to a 911 call of a male stabbed on Flatbush Ave., finding a 26-year-old male victim stabbed in the chest.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The latest panther, a male about 7 or 8 months old, was discovered dead Dec. 4 in Glades County, according to Panther Pulse.
    Olivia Lloyd, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Thanks for being here, gentlemen ... Brody: This has been kind of special.
    Elena Nelson Howe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
  • One of those gentlemen is Josh Giddey — the player that the team got in return for Alex Caruso.
    Mat Issa, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • In high school, Magaro got tight with a dude who turned him on to more challenging stuff, lots of Stanley Kubrick.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Back in the present day, Kraven has a list of evil dudes to kill, Chorney having been one of them.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloke. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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