hombre

noun
hom·​bre | \ ˈäm-brā How to pronounce hombre (audio) , ˈəm-, ˈōm-, -ˌbrē How to pronounce hombre (audio) \

Definition of hombre

: guy, fellow

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Synonyms for hombre

Synonyms

bastard, bloke [chiefly British], buck, cat, chap [chiefly British], chappie [British], dude, fella, fellow, galoot [slang], gent, gentleman, guy, jack, joe, joker, lad, male, man

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Examples of hombre in a Sentence

two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered … lemonade

Recent Examples on the Web

Después del juicio, él descubre que sus acciones liberaron a un hombre culpable. Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 And there are several more huge homer hombres who haven’t yet surfaced in the Derby rumor mill: Edwin Encarnacion, Mike Moustakas, Jorge Soler, Freddie Freeman… the list goes on. Jon Tayler, SI.com, "The Home Run Derby Field Looks Loaded," 2 July 2019

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First Known Use of hombre

1630, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for hombre

Spanish, man, from Latin homin-, homo

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hombre

noun

English Language Learners Definition of hombre

US, informal : a man

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