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 Assouline book was created in partnership with Brunello Cucinelli, one of fashion’s consummate family men.
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Air Mail, 24 May 2025
Even though the movie took the usual Hollywood liberties with Pusser’s life, the film played like a pure piece of American neo-realism: Audiences saw a strong family man who becomes politically involved only after being cheated at a local casino, beaten and left for dead.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The planner of the heist is a small-town Massachusetts family man (a marvellously scruffy Josh O’Connor) who, amid the upheaval of the early nineteen-seventies, becomes desperate to counter his own mediocrity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Listen to this article 2 min Chris Evans has always been a family man.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
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Air Mail, 24 May 2025
Even though the movie took the usual Hollywood liberties with Pusser’s life, the film played like a pure piece of American neo-realism: Audiences saw a strong family man who becomes politically involved only after being cheated at a local casino, beaten and left for dead.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
The planner of the heist is a small-town Massachusetts family man (a marvellously scruffy Josh O’Connor) who, amid the upheaval of the early nineteen-seventies, becomes desperate to counter his own mediocrity.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Listen to this article 2 min Chris Evans has always been a family man.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for family man
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“Family man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20man. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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