wealthy gentleman

collocation in English

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wealthy
adjective
uk
/ˈwel.θi/us
/ˈwel.θi/
rich:
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gentleman
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdʒen.təl.mən/us
/ˈdʒen.t̬əl.mən/
a polite way of talking to or referring to ...
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(Definition ofwealthyandgentlemanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet he proves to be far from the urbanewealthygentlemanthey were expecting.
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Awealthygentlemanmarries a foreign woman who is pretty, poor, and passionately fond of dancing.
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The idea of thewealthygentlemanunderwent critical changes in the first half of the nineteenth century.
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It would be tragic if, in the words of a verywealthygentleman, the rich are the winners and the real losers are the frugal poor.
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It is, however, interesting to wonder why the leading daguerreotypist of the time turned to awealthygentlemanamateur for such assistance.
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Hoard has all hired them to serve him, believing that he will soon be rich enough to live in the manner of awealthygentleman.
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He was even pleased to hear of her marriage to awealthygentleman.
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A man and a woman from the same background are more similar in ability that two men, one awealthygentlemanand the other a poor farmer.
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Those who develop drugs are not wealthy gentlemen; they are not people who do it for the fun of it.
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I suspect that it is designed to prevent the conversion into working-class houses of such buildings as may be within the vicinity of the houses of certain wealthy gentlemen.
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The area developed in the 19th century as a wealthy gentleman's country manufacturing/farming estate.
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The film opens in an exclusive restaurant where two wealthy gentlemen are arguing whether heredity or environment is more important in shaping character.
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The men were described as respectable and wealthy gentlemen.
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