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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloke
Noun
  • This made sense: the Pope from Buenos Aires was, by nature, an urban guy.
    Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Defending – defending these – this guy who is in El Salvador, who’s not an American citizen.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Together, the trio of males — Diego, E5 and a less productive E3 — joined 12 females in what became one of the most ambitious and sustained rewilding programs in history.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • The outlet reported that an 18-year-old male also sustained non-life-threatening injuries at the scene.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The flip side My elderly mother and I were stunned and pleasantly surprised yesterday when a gentleman at the pick-up window at Beefy King sent in money to pay for our lunch!
    Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Another gentleman coming down the beach, Crane Cantrell, jumped in.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His size doesn’t exactly blow you out of the water — not exactly the biggest dude at 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds — but the natural talent is special.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
  • That includes the dude competing with one arm and the other dude who when not falling repeatedly off a balance beam into the ocean was losing his grip 15 seconds into a challenge.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2025

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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloke. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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