guy
(Informal)
[noun]
Synonyms: man, bloke (Brit. informal), chap, fellow, lad, person

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English Thesaurus: man, guy, gentleman, boy, lad, ...

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guy S1 W3 /ɡaɪ/ noun [countable]
[Sense 1-2, 4-5: Date: 1800-1900; Origin: Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), who tried to blow up the English parliament. ]
[Sense 3: Date: 1300-1400; Origin: Probably from Dutch gei 'type of rope']

1. informal a man Synonym : bloke:
Dave’s a nice guy when you get to know him.
Jake’s a real tough guy.

2. British English a model of a man burnt every year on Guy Fawkes Night, in Britain

3. (also guy rope) a rope that stretches from the top or side of a tent or pole to the ground to keep it in the right position

4. guys [plural] American English spoken used when talking to or about a group of people, male or female:
Hey you guys! Where are you going?

5. no more Mr Nice Guy! spoken used to say that you will stop trying to behave honestly and fairly
⇒ wise guy at wise¹(5)

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guy
noun
ADJ. decent, friendly, funny, good, great, nice, sweet, wonderful | bad | ordinary, regular Neighbours described the killer as ‘just a regular guy’.
big, little | middle-aged, old, young | black, white | gay | tough | crazy

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

guy

a nice/good guy
People say he’s a nice guy.
a great guy
Phil is a great guy and a lot of fun.
the bad guy (=a man in a book or movie who does bad things)
The bad guys all have guns.
the good guy (=a man in a book or movie who does good things and beats the bad characters)
He’s one of the good guys in the 'Star Wars' films.
a bad guy (=a person who is responsible for something bad that happens, or a person who you do not like)
I'm fed up with people always thinking that I am the bad guy.
Mike's not a bad guy.
the poor guy (=used when something bad happens to someone and you want to show sympathy)
The poor guy was robbed of all his money.
a tough guy (=a man who is strong and not afraid, especially one who is good at fighting)
He’s trying to prove he’s a tough guy.
a regular guy American English (=an ordinary man)
I knew him in high school. He’s just a regular guy.
the little guy American English (=ordinary people rather than a powerful organization such as a government or a large company)
He wanted to get elected and fight for the little guy.

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man an adult male human:
a young man
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest.
guy (also bloke/chap British English) informal a man:
She’d arranged to meet a guy in the bar.
Alex is a really nice bloke.
gentleman formal a man – used as a very polite way of talking about a man:
an elderly gentleman
Please could you serve this gentleman?
boy a young male person, usually a child or a teenager:
a teenage boy
lad old-fashioned informal a boy or young man:
When I was a young lad, I wanted to join the army.
youth a teenage boy or young man – used especially in news reports to show disapproval:
Gangs of youths roam the streets.
male formal a man – used especially by the police or in science and research contexts. The adjective male is much more common than the noun:
We are investigating the death of an unidentified male.
The condition is usually found only in males.
dude American English informal a man - a very informal use:
You could tell there was something creepy going on with that dude.
masculine considered to be more typical of a man than of a woman:
He had a very masculine face.
masculine aggression
manly having the qualities that people expect and admire in a man, such as being brave and strong:
He took off his shirt, revealing his manly chest.
It isn’t considered manly to cry.
In the portrait, the King looked manly and in control.
He was bronzed and athletic, with manly features and a steady gaze.
macho behaving in a way that is traditionally typical of men, for example by being strong and tough and not showing your feelings – used especially either humorously or to show disapproval:
On the outside he may seem to be very macho but inside he’s very sensitive.
Stallone always plays macho men.
He’s far too macho to drink mineral water.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

guy
̈ɪɡaɪ
See: regular guy , wise guy

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