From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha man of his worda man of his wordTRUSTa man you can trust, who will do what he has promised to do He had promised to help, and Sally knew that Dr Neil was a man of his word. → man
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a man of his word• He was, as much as was possible in a world where the buck was almighty, a man of his word.• But Dan is a man of his word.• He was a man of his word, and I had great respect for his intellect.• Crazy Horse was a man of his word and was furious at the duplicity of the white man... 