man
61 ENTRIES FOUND:
- man (noun)
- man (interjection)
- man (verb)
- man–about–town (noun)
- man–eater (noun)
- man–hour (noun)
- man–made (adjective)
- manned (adjective)
- man–of–war (noun)
- man–sized (adjective)
- man's man (noun)
- man–to–man (adjective)
- Man, Isle of (proper noun)
- man of God (noun)
- man of letters (noun)
- man of straw (noun)
- man of the cloth (noun)
- man of the house (noun)
- man of the people (noun)
- man of the world (noun)
- best man (noun)
- confidence man (noun)
- con man (noun)
- dirty old man (noun)
- family man (noun)
- fellow man (noun)
- G–man (noun)
- grand old man (noun)
- hatchet man (noun)
- he–man (noun)
- hit man (noun)
- ladies' man (noun)
- leading man (noun)
- little man (noun)
- main man (noun)
- medicine man (noun)
- no–man's–land (noun)
- old man (noun)
- one–man (adjective)
- one–man band (noun)
- point man (noun)
- Portuguese man–of–war (noun)
- Renaissance man (noun)
- right–hand man (noun)
- straight man (noun)
- straw man (noun)
- yes–man (noun)
- every (adjective)
- fine (adjective)
- friend (noun)
- himself (pronoun)
- iron (adjective)
- last (adjective)
- marked (adjective)
- odd (adjective)
- old (adjective)
- out (adverb)
- poor (adjective)
- possessed (adjective)
- street (noun)
- substance (noun)
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAN
1
[count]
:
an adult male human being
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He was a shy boy, but he grew to be a strong and confident man.
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He's a grown man now.
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The movie is popular with men and women.
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He's a man of great talent. = He's a very talented man.
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a good/bad man
2
:
a man or boy who shows the qualities (such as strength and courage) that men are traditionally supposed to have
[count]
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Don't cry, little boy: be a man!
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A few years in the army will make a (real) man (out) of you!
[noncount]
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Are you man enough to meet the challenge?
3
:
a woman's husband or boyfriend
—
see also old man
[count]
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Who's the new man in her life? = Who's her new man?
[noncount]
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I now pronounce you man [=husband] and wife.
4
a
[count]
:
an individual human being
:
person
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Time waits for no man. [=for no one]
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the differences between men [=people] and beasts/animals
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He believes that all men are created equal.
b
[noncount]
:
the human race
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prehistoric man
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It's not a fit night out for man or/nor beast. [=for people or animals]
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the problems facing modern man [=the human race in modern times]
◊ Senses 4a and 4b are now sometimes avoided because they are considered sexist.
5
[count]
— used when you are talking to a man
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(chiefly US, informal) Hey, man, how are you?
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(old-fashioned) Pull yourself together, man!
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Okay, men, let's go out there and win!
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(US, informal) Hey, my man! It's good to see you!
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(chiefly Brit, old-fashioned) My good man, can you tell me where the railroad station is?
6
[count]
:
a male worker who goes to people's homes
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The furnace man came to repair the heater.
7
men
[plural]
:
a group of male workers, soldiers, etc.
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The men have threatened to go on strike.
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He led his men into battle against overwhelming odds.
8
[count]
a
:
a man who does a particular kind of work
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a medical/military man
b
:
a man who has a specified job or position or who belongs to a specified category of worker
— used in combination
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a councilman
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Has the mailman come yet?
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He's a shrewd businessman.
c
:
a man who works for or represents a particular person or organization
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our man in Washington
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He spoke with the president's man.
9
[count]
old-fashioned
:
a male servant
— usually singular
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My man will show you to your room.
10
[count]
a
somewhat old-fashioned
:
a male student or former student at a college or university
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He's a Harvard man.
b
:
a man who comes from or lives in a specified town, city, etc.
— used chiefly by journalists
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One of the accident victims has been identified as a Boston man.
11
[count]
:
a man who likes something very much or who is known for some activity or interest
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I'm strictly a vanilla ice cream man. [=I'm a man who likes vanilla ice cream]
12
[singular]
a
:
a person who can do what is needed
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If you need someone to help organize the files, I'm/he's/she's your man! [=I'm/he's/she's the person you need for the job]
b
:
the person someone (such as a police officer) is looking for
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He matches the description, but I don't think he's our man.
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a detective who always gets his man [=catches the criminal]
13
[count]
:
one of the pieces in a game like chess or checkers
a fine figure of a man
as one man
old-fashioned, now usually used of a group of men
:
as a group
:
all together
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The audience rose as one man [=everyone in the audience stood up] and cheered.
be/become your own man
:
to be or become a man who is not controlled by other people or who is able to support himself without the help of other people
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He left home and moved to the city to become his own man.
every man for himself
— used to describe a situation in which people do not help each other and each person has to take care of himself or herself
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As soon as there was a crisis, it was every man for himself.
iron man
man of action
man of the hour
man's best friend
— used to refer to a dog or to dogs as a group
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She devotes her life to helping man's best friend.
poor man's
separate the men from the boys
the man
US, informal
1
somewhat old-fashioned
or
the Man
:
the police
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He got in trouble with the Man and ended up in jail.
2
or
the Man
also
The Man
:
the white people who are seen as having power in the U.S.
:
the white establishment
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He got a job working for the Man.
3
:
a man who is admired or respected as a leader or as the best man in a particular field, sport, etc.
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The other players on the team all know that he's the man.
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You're the man! = (very informal) You the man! = (very informal + humorous) You da man!
the man in the street
or British the man on the Clapham omnibus
:
the ordinary and average person
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What does the man in the street think about it?
the odd man out
to a man
— used to say that all the members in a group of men said, did, or thought the same thing
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He worried that some of his friends might object, but, to a man, they supported his decision. [=all of them supported his decision]
to the last man
:
until all the men in a group are killed, defeated, etc.
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They vowed to fight to the last man.
2
man
/ˈmæn/
interjection
2
man
/ˈmæn/
interjection
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAN
chiefly US, informal
— used to express excitement, surprise, etc.
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Man, what a game!
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Oh man, I can't believe she said that!
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Man, how much longer can this hot weather last?
3
man
/ˈmæn/
verb
mans;
manned;
manning
3
man
/ˈmæn/
verb
mans;
manned;
manning
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAN
[+ object]
1
:
to be the person who controls or is in charge of (something)
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He stocked shelves while I manned the cash register.
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We'll need someone to man the phones this evening.
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No one was manning the front desk.
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