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a man of his word

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a man of his word

A man who can be expected to keep or follow through with his promises or intentions; a truthful, trustworthy, or reliable person. (Feminine: "a woman of her word.") Bob, I'm a man of my word. If I tell you I'll be at your house tomorrow morning at 10, then that's when I'll be there. I've found Martin to be a man of his word so far, so I'm confident he'll get us the best deal possible.

See also: man, of, word

a man of his word

a man who tells the truth and keeps promises He's always been a man of his word, that I must say.

See also: man, of, word

a man of his word

  also a woman of her word

someone you can trust because you know they will do what they say they will do Rae was a woman of her word - if she said she'd be here on Friday, she'd be here on Friday.

See also: man, of, word