man
Meaning
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- An adult male human.
- All human males collectively: mankind.
- A human, a person regardless of gender or sex, usually an adult. (See usage notes.)
- All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.)
- A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
- A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
- An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
- (obsolete) Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.
- A husband.
- A male lover; a boyfriend.
- A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
- A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
- A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
- A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.
- An adult male servant.
- A vassal; a subject.
- A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.
- A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.
- A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.
- A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.
- A clipping of "in man" or equivalent used in the CGS unit roentgen equivalent man.
Synonyms
adult male
male person
gentleman’s gentleman
manly person
military man
military personnel
men and women
valet de chambre
living being
live up to
married man
native of
grown-up man
homo sapiens
house servant
male camel
male prostitute
news-vendor
make full
talented man
coarse man
lord of creation
linkboy
male being
middle-aged man
masculine person
the human race
the ranks
homme
modern human
modern human being
a male
human male
older boy
embark on
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/mæn/
Etymology
From Middle English man, from Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”), from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- m, from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“human being, man”). Doublet of Manu.
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