guy

noun

ˈgī How to pronounce guy (audio)
Definition of guynext
1
as in person
a member of the human race what would you guys like to order?

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2
as in male
an adult male human being was not the kind of guy she ever thought she'd date

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Recent Examples of guy Those guys and their loud machines seem to creep right along the course with me. — Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 The races are a place where George can relax and just be a guy with a hobby — not even the wealthiest guy in the room — and make friends with drivers, who are the real celebrities. — Kaleb Horton, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025 But this isn’t one of those early ’90s movies in which an awful guy becomes less so after a near-death experience, substituting larceny for a brain tumor. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2025 Had the pleasure of traveling, talking, crying, arguing, eating and hanging with this guy all over the globe on a project called 'Better Late Than Never'. — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for guy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guy
  1. person
  2. male
  3. man
  4. dude
  5. life
  6. gentleman
  7. creature
Noun
  • Beom-jun is the person behind the wheel of the car that hits Dong-sik.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
  • In person, 27-year-old actress Sydney Sweeney is every bit as sweet as her doe-eyed smile and wavy blonde hair suggest.
    — Jessica Ourisman, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of person
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  • 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
Definition of male
Noun
  • However, most of the damages (as much as 90%) will be allocated to football and men’s basketball due to the revenue generated by the respective sports.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Situational hitting: The Yankees left 10 men on base and went 3-for-12 with runners in scoring position.
    — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of man
Noun
  • The dude is so shredded, has so much energy, a crazy amount.
    — Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2025
  • And maybe the dude who held my mom up at gunpoint and stole her car gets caught.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 7 Apr. 2025
Definition of dude
Noun
  • Visually they are individuated, but we are given to know almost nothing about them, and certainly not their inner life.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Lego toy for the little ones in your life, plus save on fabric storage bags to keep off-season clothes and bedding organized and dust-free.
    — Isabel Garcia, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of life
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
Definition of gentleman
Noun
  • On the way, Elliott hits a baby unicorn with his rental SUV, wounding it, and Ridley touches its horn and forms a trippy spiritual connection with the creature.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Where do the natural wonders of America’s wildlife in its mute creatures—the tortoises, birds, bumblebees, flowers, fish and forests—fit in the fiscal tug-of-war amid current political winners and losers?
    — Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of creature

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