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 most intractable puzzle, for John, is how to act like a socially confident family man unfazed by the outside world.
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Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Moving forward, Zane wants revenge but is also a family man.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
He was described as a family man in previous reporting.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
She gets recruited into a case involving a series of murders in Georgia that initially point to a popular local family man.
—Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025
Moving forward, Zane wants revenge but is also a family man.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Mar. 2025
He was described as a family man in previous reporting.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
She gets recruited into a case involving a series of murders in Georgia that initially point to a popular local family man.
—Sezin Koehler, EW.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Family man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20man. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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