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 Two blokes in this carriage are discussing the relocation of Abercrombie & Fitch. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2025 The game started, only to be stopped 10 minutes in when the fire brigade turned to cut the bloke free. Andy Mitten, New York Times, 30 May 2025 The dinner was for Women in Cinema, not blokes, though David Taghioff, CEO of Library Pictures International, was invited. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 May 2025 But now and again, a Toto comes along to pull back the curtain and show us that the wizard is just a bloke with lots of bells and whistles. Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bloke
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bloke
Noun
  • Littell was not only an outstanding pitcher for the Rays, but a great teammate and a go-to guy for media members.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Adkins brings inherent value as a blocker/receiver/fullback/ST guy.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • However, because the animals are solitary, the males ultimately sing into the void for months on end, throughout the entire breeding season.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025
  • When lions and tigers mate in zoos, their liger cubs have suffered heart failure and other health problems (and the males seem uniformly infertile).
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • No gentleman’s agreement that Gibbs-White can move on in the future.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 31 July 2025
  • Daryl McCormack — seen in films like Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and the upcoming Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery — will embody the role of the charming gentleman for the show.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Strange new dude Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) proves an obstacle, and Spidey is rocked with a gut-punch announcement by controversial newsman J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) revealing his secret identity.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 25 July 2025
  • Over all these years, dude — gosh, it’s been 15 years — looking back, that money would have benefited a lot of people, my kids being number one.
    Jayson Jenks, New York Times, 25 July 2025

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“Bloke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bloke. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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