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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In a sentencing memorandum, McBee’s attorneys asked for a sentence of supervised release, casting him as a hard-working family man who was the victim of success.
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Task’s goal was to compare and contrast two very different kinds of family men and their attempts at redemption, ranging from overcoming a nasty Vodka habit to securing a better future for their children.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
But for Rawson, her father’s secret double life — a religious family man in public and a sadistic serial killer in private — has haunted her since the police’s discovery.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Robinson’s humble family man Ron Trosper has a negative encounter with an office chair while working at a mall development company.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
Task’s goal was to compare and contrast two very different kinds of family men and their attempts at redemption, ranging from overcoming a nasty Vodka habit to securing a better future for their children.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
But for Rawson, her father’s secret double life — a religious family man in public and a sadistic serial killer in private — has haunted her since the police’s discovery.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Robinson’s humble family man Ron Trosper has a negative encounter with an office chair while working at a mall development company.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Family man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20man. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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