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nounsomeone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
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nounan adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
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"Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"nouna manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employertype of:
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nounone of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
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nounany living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
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"she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"nounall of the living human inhabitants of the earth
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noungame equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
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"she takes good care of her man"nouna male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular womanOpposite:type of:
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"he awaited word from his man in Havana"nouna male subordinatetype of:
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"the army will make a man of you"nounan adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)type of:
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"We cannot man all the desks" "Students were manning the booths"verbprovide with workerstype of:
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"Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"verbtake charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
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"it was every man for himself"nounthe generic use of the word to refer to any human being
Examples of man
- "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
- "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
- "she takes good care of her man"
- "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
- "the army will make a man of you"
- "We cannot man all the desks"
- "Students were manning the booths"
- "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
- "it was every man for himself"