然さる者もの

expression, noun

formidable person; someone not to be taken lightly

Refers to a person of remarkable ability, shrewdness, or presence; often used with a tone of respect or wariness.

• 彼かれは若わかいが、なかなかの然さる者ものだ。

  He's young, but he's quite a formidable person.

• あの新しん人じん、ただ者ものじゃないと思おもったら、やはり然さる者ものだった。

  I thought that new guy was no ordinary person, and sure enough, he turned out to be someone not to be taken lightly.

expression, noun

a certain person; someone (unnamed)

Used when referring to a specific person whose name is withheld or unknown; often in narrative or formal contexts.

• 然さる者ものから情じょう報ほうがもたらされた。

  Information was brought by a certain person.

• その計けい画かくは然さる者ものによって阻そ止しされたという。

  It is said that the plan was thwarted by someone (whose name cannot be disclosed).

expression, noun

that sort of person; such a person

Archaic usage; now rarely encountered outside classical or literary texts.

• 昔むかし話ばなしには、然さる者ものが現あらわれては消きえるという話はなしが多おおい。

  In old tales, there are many stories of that sort of person appearing and disappearing.