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Meanings of gentleman's gentleman in English

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A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer.

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        Usage of gentleman's gentleman in English
        1
        Mine is Webster, sir, I am Mr. Bennett's personal gentleman's gentleman.
        Three Men and a Maid
        2
        The valet (pronounced val-et not vallay) is what Beau Brummel called a gentleman's gentleman.
        Etiquette
        3
        It was hardly possible to look at the gentleman's gentleman, so very haughtily did he stand in the doorway.
        Andersen's Fairy Tales
        4
        He was not wholly devoid of the sense of humor, as a gentleman's gentleman should at all times be.
        Half a Rogue
        5
        I'll just step up stairs and change my cap: it would be but civil if the gentleman's gentleman sups with us.
        The Disowned — Volume 06
        6
        If he told the truth and confessed that this was his maiden effort in the capacity of gentleman's gentleman, what would the butler think?
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