Definition of Man
Noun: man (men) man
- An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
"there were two women and six men on the bus";
- adult male
- (military) someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
"two men stood sentry duty";
- serviceman, military man, military personnel, servicewoman
- The generic use of the word to refer to any human being
"it was every man for himself"
- Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- homo, human being, human
- A male subordinate
"the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
- An adult male person who has a manly character (virile, courageous, etc.)
"the army will make a man of you"
- A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
"Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man";
- valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman
- A male person who plays a significant role (husband, lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
"she takes good care of her man"
- Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
"he taught me to set up the men on the chess board";
- piece
- All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind
- Take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
"Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
- Provide with workers
"We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"
- [Brit] (dialect) must
- maun [Brit], mun [Brit]
- Used to express emphasis, surprise, awe, etc.
- One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
- Isle of Man
Anagrams containing the word Man