Thesaurus results for HOMBRES

hombres

noun

plural of hombre

as in guys

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

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Recent Examples of hombres Only 46% of us hombres are up to-date, compared with 60% of white men, 61% of Puerto Ricans and 49% of Central and South Americans, according to the American Cancer Society. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026 As the leader of a ragtag group of hombres out to defend a helpless community from a violent sociopath (Peter Sarsgaard), Denzel shoots for the strong, silent type but winds up somewhere between dull and bored. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025

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Noun

There’s a certain level of performance those guys have operated at for a long time and it’s been very successful.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Maybe the biggest fourth-wall break was the show following you guys to BravoCon, which is a lot to take in even without the cameras in tow.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

During the season, female tarantulas remain underground and begin emitting strong pheromones to attract males, who leave their burrows in hopes of finding mates, per the University of California.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
The kakapo is also the heaviest parrot species, with males weighing up to 9 pounds.

— Adela Suliman, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of males

Noun

That, ladies and gentlemen, is why the stock of Amazon surged Friday and took its hyperscaler peers along for the ride.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
There’s a resident big band that sets the tempo for dancing—there are even gentlemen hosts available for ladies—and a DJ rocks the small disco late into the night.

— Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026

Definition of gentlemen

Noun

In 72 Hours, Hart plays fortysomething advertising executive Joe, who accidentally gets added to a group chat for a bunch of younger dudes' bachelor party weekend.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
There’s hippie dudes and Patagonia dudes but also corporate lawyer dudes looking for a night off.

— Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026

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