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 Drysdale is a rather interesting Aussie bloke, born and raised on a dairy farm, then trained as a fitter and turner, toolmaker, tool and gauge design draftsman, and hydraulics technician. New Atlas, 7 Dec. 2024 The world just stops apart from the bloke in black. Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 5 July 2024 Like many of the other blokes in his burg, he was much taken by the tales of the Wild West and dreamed of becoming a cowboy. Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2024 My Self, deprived of oblivion’s dose, is the bloke on the bus who sits too close, who breathes too loud, who is too warm, who fills his neighbor with thoughts of harm. James Parker, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bloke
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Noun
  • Our sport needs more people that celebrate the awesomeness of what these guys can do.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025
  • These guys fought savagely, just fought incredibly hard.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Generally portrayed as a male, Aslan was created as an allegory for Jesus by author C.S. Lewis.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Those individuals were 70% Black and close to 80% male.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Off the floor, the 6-foot-2 floor general carries himself like a true gentleman.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Frank This character doing all the heavy lifting to keep Rick’s ruse afloat and Sam Rockwell doing all the heavy lifting to keep this plot interesting: Thank you for your service, gentlemen.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The other reason to believe in Broome didn’t really show itself against Ole Miss, but the dude can pass, with 5.8 dimes per 100 possessions this season and more than two assists for every turnover.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • But his resume features a lot of Boyle-esque data points — a local star who played at Pomona High, who won at UNC (89-71 career mark), a good dude with great local pipelines who could hit the ground running.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2025

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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloke. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.

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