Man
[n] any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae
[n] game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"
[n] all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"
[n] one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
[n] someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
[n]
[n] (informal) a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man"
[n] an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
[n] the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
[n] a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
[n] a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
[v] provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"
[v] take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
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Synonyms
adult male, 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
Related Terms
a man, accouter, Achilles, Adam, Adamite, adherent, adult, American Indian, Amerind, amoroso, angwantibo, anthropoid ape, ape, appendage, appoint, arm, armor, armor-plate, Australanthropus, Australian aborigine, Australopithecus, aye-aye, baboon, bank, Ba