Man — synonyms, man antonyms, definition

1. man (Noun) Brit

Herr Isle of Man admirer adolescent adult adult male animal anthropoid ape apprentice beau being blade boy boyfriend chap character children citizen creature • • • woman

man (Noun) — An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman). ex. "there were two women and six men on the bus"

man (Noun) — (military) someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force. ex. "two men stood sentry duty"

man (Noun) — The generic use of the word to refer to any human being. ex. "it was every man for himself"

man (Noun) — Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage.

man (Noun) — A male subordinate. ex. "the chief stationed two men outside the building" ex. "he awaited word from his man in Havana"

man (Noun) — An adult male person who has a manly character (virile, courageous, etc.). ex. "the army will make a man of you"

man (Noun) — A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer. ex. "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"

man (Noun) — A male person who plays a significant role (husband, lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman. ex. "she takes good care of her man"

man (Noun) — Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games. ex. "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"

man (Noun) — All of the living human inhabitants of the earth.

man (Noun) — One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea.

adult body servant foot soldier game equipment group grouping grownup hominid houseboy individual island lover male male person manservant mortal person skilled worker skilled workman somebody • • • Abel Adam Black man Esq Eunuch Ham Herr Homo erectus Homo habilis Homo rhodesiensis Homo sapiens neanderthalensis Homo soloensis Hooray Henry Japheth Methuselah Neandertal man Neanderthal man Peter Pan Rhodesian man Samson • • • adult male body anatomy arm bod body hair build chassis face figure flesh foot form frame hand head of hair human body human face human foot human head loin • • • British Isles force genus Homo military force military group military unit body hyperdactyly nutrition organic structure physical structure polydactyly prepubertal prepubescent schistosome dermatitis side swimmer's itch syndactylism syndactyly

2. man (Verb) Brit

arm defend equip fit fortify furnish garrison guard implement maun mun outfit people protect provide staff station

man (Verb) — Take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place. ex. "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"

man (Verb) — Provide with workers. ex. "We cannot man all the desks" ex. "Students were manning the booths"

man (Verb) — (dialect) must.

do work staff work crew

3. man (Interjection) Brit

man (Interjection) — Used to express emphasis, surprise, awe, etc..