"walking gentleman" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-walking gentleman.ogg Forms: walking gentlemen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|walking gentlemen}} walking gentleman (plural walking gentlemen)
  1. (theater, slang, dated) A male actor who usually fills subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance but few words. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): People, Theater Coordinate_terms: walking lady (english: the female equivalent)
    Sense id: en-walking_gentleman-en-noun-HJCkijX2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

Inflected forms

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