men

Meaning

plural of man

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man

• Noun
• Adj
• Intj
• Pron
• Verb
• Name

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Synonyms

people

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workforce

hands

manpower

man

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boys

mankind

male

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males

work force

manservant

menfolk

mortals

personnel

platoon

soldiers

team

troops

warriors

each person

human beings

beau

lover boy

boyfriend

company

crew

everybody

fellow

gentlemen

human

labor force

labour force

Translations

hombres

Männer

uomini

hommes

homens

Herren

homme

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on

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άνθρωποι

mannen

Mann

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الرجال

homem

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main d’œuvre

gens

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɛn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: men

Inherited from Old English: menn

Cognate with German: Männer

Cognate with Danish: mænd

Cognate with Swedish: män

In summary

From Middle English men, from Old English menn (“people”), from Proto-Germanic *manniz, nominative plural of Proto-Germanic *mann- (“person”). Cognate with German Männer (“men”), Danish mænd (“men”), Swedish män (“men”). More at man.

Sentences

Two men discussing something over a beer .

Nine men were hired to dig the ruins .

Clothes and lodging are free to new men .

He's already killed three men .

Two men in turbans are walking along a city street .

The attempt failed and the men retired to the Malone homestead .