Renaissance man

noun

: a person who has wide interests and is expert in several areas

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Songwriting was merely one aspect to the Renaissance man, who was also a Golden Globe-winning actor, Golden Gloves boxer, Rhodes scholar, author, U.S. Army veteran, pilot, and onetime record-label janitor. Stephen L. Betts, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2024 Though Malcolm was no longer in the Nation of Islam, its members had a dress code combatting stereotypical images of Black people. 04 Lawyer, actor, and socialist activist Paul Robeson was a stylish Renaissance man. Malaika Jabali, Essence, 7 Sep. 2024 Today, he might be called a polymath or a Renaissance man. Harriet Quick, theweek, 17 July 2024 After all, the 72-year-old Hoosier is quite the Renaissance man, dabbling in film, musical theater, painting and more between album releases. Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Renaissance man 

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Renaissance man was in 1906

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“Renaissance man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Renaissance%20man. Accessed 12 Nov. 2024.

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