The phrase "a poor gentleman" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a man who is lacking in wealth or resources, often evoking sympathy or pity.
Example: "Despite his noble demeanor, he was nothing more than a poor gentleman struggling to make ends meet."
Alternatives: "an unfortunate man" or "a destitute gentleman."
In 2002, after a break of some 20 years, he returned to the New York stage to direct Alan Bates in Fortune's Fool, an adaptation of Ivan Turgenev's A Poor Gentleman, for which Bates won a Tony.
Turgenev's little-known 1848 play "Fortune's Fool," now at the Music Box in an adaptation by Mike Poulton, has also been little known under two other titles, "One of the Family" and "A Poor Gentleman".
By Nancy Franklin Turgenev's little-known 1848 play "Fortune's Fool," now at the Music Box in an adaptation by Mike Poulton, has also been little known under two other titles, "One of the Family" and "A Poor Gentleman".
While Tolstoy is on at the Met, Turgenev is in previews on Broadway with "Fortune's Fool," an adaption of the 19th-century writer's play "A Poor Gentleman," directed by Arthur Penn and starring Alan Bates and Frank Langella.
Now, I'm not saying that's the case with this poor gentleman at a T-Mobile store in Manchester, England.
On page 48 Janet Novack explains how the IRS is bullyragging this poor gentleman over a few million in tax deductions.
That said,... Who in business today does not know and love the story of a poor migrant gentleman by the name of Levi Strauss?
And this poor gentleman just happened to have the same name as a guy on their no-fly list.
I still feel sorry for the poor gentleman in the curtained-off cubicle next to mine, who got the wrong end of the stick.
This generosity extends from the sandwiches (the homemade chicken-salad sub is packed with the fresh, creamy mixture) to the size of the fluffy griddled pancakes (plate-size, approximately) to the poor gentleman staring into Peter's from the sidewalk.
Last January, we heard about one poor gentleman who had planted no fewer than nine "bargain" fruit trees in the past several years, none of which took, probably because they didn't have enough roots to begin their new lives.
