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noun
- 1. an adult male human being: "a tall man with a beard entered the restaurant" Similar
- 2. a human being of either sex; a person: "God cares for all races and all men" Similar
verb
- 1. (of personnel) work at, run, or operate (a place or piece of equipment) or defend (a fortification): "the firemen manned the pumps and fought the blaze" Similar
- 2. fortify the spirits or courage of: archaic "he manned himself with dauntless air"
exclamation
- 1. used, irrespective of the sex of the person addressed, to express surprise, admiration, delight, etc., or for emphasis: informal North American "man, what a show!"
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The meaning of MAN is an individual human; especially : an adult male human. How to use man in a sentence.
MAN definition: 1. an adult male human being: 2. an adult who lives and identifies as male though they may have…. Learn more.
Man, male, gentleman are nouns referring to an adult male human being, one paradigm of gender and biological sex. Man is the most general and most commonly used of the three; it can be neutral, lacking either favorable or unfavorable implication: a wealthy man; a man of strong character, of unbridled appetites.
man. (măn) n. pl. men (mĕn) 1. An adult male human. 2. A human regardless of sex or age; a person. 3. A human or an adult male human belonging to a specific occupation, group, nationality, or other category. Often used in combination: a milkman; a congressman; a freeman. 4. The human race; mankind: man's quest for peace. 5.
1. countable noun. A man is an adult male human being. He had not expected the young man to reappear before evening. ...the thousands of men, women and children who are facing starvation. Synonyms: male, guy [informal], fellow [old-fashioned], gentleman More Synonyms of man. 2. variable noun.
A man is a boy who grew up: an adult male. Man has hundreds of other meanings too, most of them guy-related. In addition to being the male equivalent of a woman, the word man has many meanings in English.
a person or group asserting authority or power over another, especially in a manner experienced as being oppressive, demeaning, or threatening, as the government, an employer, or the police. a privileged racial group, especially when exerting a dominating social, cultural, or economic influence.
MAN definition: 1. an adult male human: 2. used to refer to both men and women: 3. to be present somewhere…. Learn more.
man. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Occupations, Military, Family, Board games man1 /mæn/ S1 W1 noun (plural men /men/) 1 male person [ countable] an adult male human → woman There were two men and a woman in the car.
Definition of man noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
