as in guy
an adult male human being two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered … lemonade

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Recent Examples of hombre But for Harrelson, this Out of the Furnace nemesis is just another of his superb psychopaths — a white-trash drug dealer and all-around bad hombre who energizes this otherwise subpar blue-collar thriller. Tim Grierson, Vulture, 14 July 2024 Photo : Getty/Rolex Aaron Paul: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Aaron Paul has once again shown some love for his hombre Bryan Cranston. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024 When Elias traded for Corbin Burnes shortly before the start of spring training, fans were thrilled not just because the Orioles suddenly had a bad hombre atop their rotation. Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024 That may go unnoticed by most American viewers, but the presence of drugs, human trafficking, and plenty of stereotypical Latino bad hombres will be recognizable to them, based on other projects set in this region. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hombre
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Noun
  • And are people still talking about this guy, this creep?
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2025
  • And the coolest part for me, coming to Columbus, was switching roles from Boston and now being the guy who is counted on to work with younger guys.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • For instance, a group of gentlemen wore matching pastel suits.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 July 2025
  • The gentleman who is the executive director of all of these cruises, his name is Michael Lazaroff.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • Gorals live in groups of up to 12 individuals, but older males may be solitary, according to experts.
    Lauren Liebhaber July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2025
  • Among those who died, were a 19-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to the head, a 23-year-old male who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and a 24-year-old male who sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the back, CBS News reported.
    Lesley Cosme Torres, People.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • By comparison, Sad Affleck was just a dude encased in a metal suit.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • Oswald, Sirhan Sirhan, Chapman, Ray, the dude who almost killed Reagan to make Jodie Foster fall in love with him (didn't work).
    Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The Wimbledon men's final between three-time Grand Slam winner Sinner and Alcaraz (a five-time Grand Slam champ) comes less than two months after Alcaraz stormed back from a huge deficit to win the French Open in five sets on June 8.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
  • One man told his wife that detainees go days without getting showers.
    Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025

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“Hombre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hombre. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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