Phrase guide

gay man

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A homosexual man, a man who is exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other men. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a homosexual man

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shirtlifter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: homosexual, homophile, homo, gay

Narrower terms: closet queen, fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cebuano: bayot — a male homosexual
  • Chinese Mandarin: 男同性戀 /男同性恋 (nántóngxìngliàn) — a male homosexual
  • Chinese Mandarin: 男同志 (nántóngzhì) — a male homosexual
  • Finnish: homomies — a male homosexual
  • French: gay — a male homosexual
  • German: Schwuler — a male homosexual
  • Hiligaynon: agi — a male homosexual
  • Hungarian: meleg férfi — a male homosexual
  • Korean: 게이 (gei) — a male homosexual
  • Portuguese: homem gay — a male homosexual
  • Portuguese: gay — a male homosexual
  • Romanian: homosexual — a male homosexual
  • Russian: геи (gei) — a male homosexual
  • Russian: гей (gej) — a male homosexual
  • Spanish: gay — a male homosexual
  • Tagalog: bading — a male homosexual
  • Tagalog: bakla — a male homosexual
  • Tagalog: bayot — a male homosexual
  • Tamil: மகிழ்வன் (makiḻvaṉ) — a male homosexual
  • Yoruba: adófùrọ̀ — a male homosexual
  • Yoruba: onífẹ̀ẹ́-ọkùnrin-sọ́kùnrin — a male homosexual