Pole UK /pəʊl/US /poʊl/noun 1forms 1phrases 2 noun1 •A person from Poland or of Polish descent.The Poles are well dressed, handsome, and somehow on a larger scale than their surroundings, as if they have grown since the war and Poland itself has not. — 1989 formsPoles Phrases with Pole high on the totem poleAccorded relatively high importance. low on the totem poleAccorded relatively little importance.