hombre

noun

hom·​bre ˈäm-brā 

ˈəm-,

ˈōm-  -ˌbrē 

plural hombres

informal

: guy entry 1 sense 1a, fellow sense 4c

Back in the days of the Wild West, when every gunslinger tried to make his reputation by outdrawing the baddest hombre in town …

—Bob Greene

Here we have four hombres who have been rocking and rolling for a long time …

—Greg Sandow

His injuries have left him with a reputation as one tough hombre, a genuine stoic, a man who would battle Godzilla—and win—to stay at the job he loves.

—Rick Telander

Synonyms

• bastard
• bloke [chiefly British]
• buck
• cat
• chap [chiefly British]
• chappie [British]
• dude
• fella
• fellow
• galoot [slang]
• gent
• gentleman
• guy
• jack
• joe
• joker
• lad
• male
• man

Examples of hombre in a Sentence

two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered … lemonade

Recent Examples on the Web

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, 24 Nov. 2024

Sus fans eran hombres adultos Daisy Bridge When Trump Won the First Time, New York Resisted. —New York Times, 15 Nov. 2024

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

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, man, from Latin homin-, homo

First Known Use

1630, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

hombre

noun

hom·​bre ˈäm-brē  ˈəm- 

-ˌbrā

informal

: man entry 1 sense 1a, fellow

Etymology

from Spanish hombre "man," from Latin homin-, homo "man"