Definition of
Man
- (noun, person) an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- (noun, person) someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
- (noun, person) the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
- (noun, animal) any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- (noun, person) a male subordinate
he awaited word from his man in Havana - (noun, person) an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
- (noun, person) a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
- (noun, person) a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
- (noun, location) one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
- (noun, artifact) game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage - (noun, animal) all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women - (verb, social) take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
- (verb, competition) provide with workers
Students were manning the booths
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Synonyms of Man
adult male, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, homo, human, human being, human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, isle of man, mankind, military man, military personnel, piece, serviceman, valet, valet de chambre, world
Antonyms of Man
Alternate forms of Man
Hyponyms: adonis, air force officer, artilleryman, baboo, babu, bachelor, beau, bey, black, black man, bluejacket, boy, boyfriend, bozo, bruiser, bull, buster, cannoneer, castrate, cat, checker, chequer, chess piece, chessman, clotheshorse, commander, commando, conscript, crew, dandy, devil dog, divorced man, draftee, dude, ejaculator, enlisted person, esq, esquire, eunuch, ex, ex-boyfriend, ex-husband, ex-serviceman, fashion plate, father figure, father surrogate, father-figure, fellow, fop, gallant, galoot, geezer, gentleman, golden boy, grass widower, graybeard, greybeard, gunner, guy, he-man, herr, hombre, homo erectus, homo habilis, homo rhodesiensis, homo sapiens, homo sapiens neanderthalensis, homo soloensis, hooray henry, housefather, human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, hunk, inamorato, inductee, iron man, ironman, ironside, leatherneck, machine gunner, macho-man, man, mankind, marine, methuselah, middle-aged man, military officer, military volunteer, monsieur, navy man, neandertal, neandertal man, neanderthal, neanderthal man, noncombatant, occupier, officer, old boy, old man, paterfamilias, patriarch, peter pan, philanderer, ponce, posseman, ranger, rhodesian man, sailor, sailor boy, samson, senhor, shaver, sheik, shipboard soldier, signior, signor, signore, sir, stiff, strapper, striper, stud, swain, swell, tarzan, tile, unmarried man, vet, veteran, veteran soldier, voluntary, volunteer, white, white man, widower, widowman, womaniser, womanizer, wonder boy, world, yellow man, young buck, young man
Hypernyms: adult, body servant, do work, foot soldier, game equipment, group, grouping, grownup, hominid, homo, human, human being, individual, lover, male, male person, man, manservant, mortal, person, skilled worker, skilled workman, somebody, someone, soul, staff, subordinate, subsidiary, trained worker, underling, work
Origin of the word Man
- O.E. man, mann "human being, person," from P.Gmc. *manwaz (cf. O.S., O.H.G. man, Ger. Mann, O.N. ma?r, Goth. manna "man"), from PIE base *man- (cf. Skt. manuh, Avestan manu-, O.C.S. mozi, Rus. muzh "man, male"). Sometimes connected to root *men- "to think" (see mind), which would make the ground… more
- early 12c., "to furnish (a fort, ship, etc.) with a company of men," from man (n.). Meaning "to take up a designated position on a ship" is first recorded 1690s. Related: Manned. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Man
8 may 1945, m, m-1, m.m., m1, m2, m3, ma, ma'am, maha, mahan, mahayana, mahimahi, mahoe, mahonia, maia, maim, main, maine, mam, mama, mamey, mamma, mammea, mammee, mammon, mammy, mamo, manama, manana, manannan, mane, mania, mann, manna, mannheim, many, many a, many an, mao, maoi, maui, maw, may, may 1, may 24, may wine, maya, mayan, mayenne, mayhaw, mayhem, mayo
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