THE LIKES OF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does the likes of mean? 

• THE LIKES OF (noun)
  The noun THE LIKES OF has 1 sense:

1. a similar kind

  Familiarity information: THE LIKES OF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THE LIKES OF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A similar kind

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

like; the like; the likes of

Context example:

we don't want the likes of you around here

Hypernyms ("the likes of" is a kind of...):

form; kind; sort; variety (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality)

 Context examples 

I don't want nothin' to do with the likes of you.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Split my sides, I've a sick heart to sail with the likes of you!

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Well, as a man gets on in years, said the Champion, there’s many a duty turns up that the likes of you have no idea of.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)