Idiom
scholar and gentleman
Meaning
An admirable, intelligent person (usually a man).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is a true scholar and gentleman.”
“My neighbor helped me fix my car for free, so I told him he is a real scholar and gentleman.”
“The professor was widely regarded as a scholar and gentleman, known as much for his profound academic contributions as for his impeccable manners.”
Examples
simple
“He is a true scholar and gentleman.”
contextual
“My neighbor helped me fix my car for free, so I told him he is a real scholar and gentleman.”
complex
“The professor was widely regarded as a scholar and gentleman, known as much for his profound academic contributions as for his impeccable manners.”
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