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   man

   /man/

   noun

   • 1. an adult male human being: "a tall man with a beard entered the restaurant" Similar maleadult malegentlemaninformal:guyfellowgentmother's sonblokechapgeezerladJoedudebrohombrediggerokeouoomadmibodachinformal, dated:covearchaic:carl
   • ▪ a male member of a workforce, team, etc.: "over 700 men were laid off" Similar workerworkmanlaborerhandhired handemployeeworkforceemployeesstaffpersonnelhuman resourcesmanpowerlabor
   • ▪ ordinary members of the armed forces as distinct from the officers: "he had a platoon of forty men to prepare for battle"
   • ▪ a person's husband, boyfriend, or male lover: "the two of them lived for a time as man and wife" Similar boyfriendpartnerhusbandspouseloveradmirersignificant otherfiancéamourinamoratocommon-law husbandescortlive-in lovercohabiteeinformal:other halfbetter halftoy boybfbeausteadyjongdated:young manintendedinformal, dated:fancy mansqueezearchaic:leman
   • ▪ a male person associated with a particular place, activity, or occupation: "a Harvard man"
   • ▪ a person with the qualities traditionally associated with males, such as bravery, spirit, or toughness: "I'm more of a man than you'll ever be"
   • ▪ a male pursued or sought by another, especially in connection with a crime: "Inspector Bull was sure they would find their man"
   • ▪ a manservant or valet. dated Similar manservantvaletbutlerservantattendantretainergentleman's gentlemanpagefootmanflunkeyJeevesdated:batmanhouseman
   • ▪ a vassal. historical
   • 2. a human being of either sex; a person: "God cares for all races and all men" Similar human beinghumanpersonmortalindividualpersonagesoul
   • ▪ human beings in general; the human race: "places untouched by the ravages of man" Similar the human racethe human speciesHomo sapienshumankindhumanityhuman beingshumanspeoplemankind
   • ▪ a male individual; one: "a man could buy a lot with eighteen million dollars"
   • ▪ a type of prehistoric human named after the place where the remains were found: "Cro-Magnon man"
   • 3. a group or person in a position of authority over others, such as a corporate employer or the police: informal "it was a vicarious way of powerless people being able to stick it to the Man"
   • ▪ white people collectively regarded as the controlling group in society: informal "he urged that black college athletes boycott the Man's Rose Bowl"
   • 4. a figure or token used in playing a board game.

   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 staffcrewoccupypeopleoperateworkuseutilize
   • ▪ provide someone to fill (a post or office): "the chaplaincy was formerly manned by the cathedral" Similar staffcrewoccupypeople
   • 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!"

   Word Origin Old Englishman(n), (plural) menn (noun), mannian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch man, German Mann, and Sanskrit manu ‘mankind’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. manless adjective

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   a male employee or representative, especially of a company or agency: a Secret Service man; a man from the utility company. a male having qualities considered typical of men or appropriately masculine: Be a man. The army will make a man of you. a male servant. a valet: He asked his man to prepare a valise for the weekend. enlisted man.

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   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.

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