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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The series will follow Jason Dessen (Joel Edgerton), a physicist, professor and family man who — one night while walking home on the streets of Chicago — is abducted into an alternate version of his life.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
For the salt-of-the-earth, tough-yet-tender family man who leads the gang?
—Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The son, the friend, the family man, the guy who is just trying to live a good, solid life.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
But family members and attorneys are contesting that assertion, saying the inkings in question merely indicate the men are sports fans or family men, not gang members.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
For the salt-of-the-earth, tough-yet-tender family man who leads the gang?
—Rebecca Pahle, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The son, the friend, the family man, the guy who is just trying to live a good, solid life.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
But family members and attorneys are contesting that assertion, saying the inkings in question merely indicate the men are sports fans or family men, not gang members.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for family man
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“Family man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20man. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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