family man
noun
: a man with a spouse and child or children dependent on him
especially
: a man devoted to his family
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Was Blake truly a family man or had there always been an unseen monster lurking inside him?
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: Hegseth, who's been married three times, portrays himself as a family man and devout Christian.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Rafael is a proud family man, global traveler and creator of award-winning agencies Weberous and Generate Culture serving clients worldwide.
—Rafael Romis, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Season 2 reveals that Dylan’s outie is a family man in urgent need of a steady income who’d been unable to hold down a job until Lumon came along.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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Megan McCluskey, TIME, 17 Jan. 2025
Between the lines: Hegseth, who's been married three times, portrays himself as a family man and devout Christian.
—Mike Allen, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
Rafael is a proud family man, global traveler and creator of award-winning agencies Weberous and Generate Culture serving clients worldwide.
—Rafael Romis, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Season 2 reveals that Dylan’s outie is a family man in urgent need of a steady income who’d been unable to hold down a job until Lumon came along.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Family man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20man. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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