Renaissance man

noun

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

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The ‘Renaissance man,’ tireless worker, culture-builder tasked with turning Colorado around Grading The Week: CU Buffs great Travis Hunter took about 6 seconds to win Jacksonville’s hearts Beck entered Monday’s game hitting .264 with a team-high eight home runs. Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 19 May 2025 Remembered as a real Renaissance man, a political leader known for being the country’s second prime minister and a lover of alchemy. Valentina Di Donato, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 This French automotive wonder was the creation of Gabriel Voisin, an architect, an airplane builder, and all-round Renaissance man. Howard Walker, Robb Report, 24 Feb. 2025 Australian performance artist, designer, model and musician Leigh Bowery (1961-1994) was a Renaissance man who pushed the boundaries of art and gender, bursting onto the London post-punk club scene in the 1980s and making an impact on the worlds of fashion and art. Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Renaissance man

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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 29 May. 2025.

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