man

1. an adult male person.

2. a member of the species Homo sapiens or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to gender.

   The gravesite gives us valuable information about the burial practices of prehistoric man.

3. the human individual as representing the species, without reference to gender; the human race; humankind.

   Man hopes for peace, but prepares for war.

4. a human being; person.

   to give a man a chance;

   When the audience smelled the smoke, it was every man for himself.

5. a husband.

   I now pronounce you man and wife.

6. a male lover or sweetheart.

7. a male follower or subordinate.

   the king's men;

   He's the boss's number one man.

8. a male employee or representative, especially of a company or agency.

   a Secret Service man;

   a man from the utility company.

9. a male having qualities considered typical of men or appropriately masculine.

   Be a man.

   The army will make a man of you.

10. a male servant.

11. a valet.

    He asked his man to prepare a valise for the weekend.

12. enlisted man.

13. an enthusiast or devotee.

    I like jazz, but I'm essentially a classics man.

14. Slang. a male friend or ally.

    You're my main man.

15. a term of familiar address to a man; fellow.

    Now, now, my good man, please calm down.

16. Slang. a term of familiar address to a man or a woman.

    Hey, man, how's it going?

17. one of the figures, disks, etc., used in playing certain games, as chess or checkers.

    You can move your men each turn diagonally forward, to the left or to the right.

18. Slang. none the man or the Man

    1. a person or group asserting authority or power over another, especially in a manner experienced as being oppressive, demeaning, or threatening, as the government, an employer, or the police.

    2. a privileged racial group, especially when exerting a dominating social, cultural, or economic influence.

    3. Sometimes da man a person of impressive accomplishment; one who excels.

    4. a drug dealer.

19. Obsolete. manly character or courage.

20. History/Historical. a liegeman; vassal.

1. to furnish with people, as for service or defense.

   No matter how complicated war might be, it always comes down to the ones who fly the planes, man the ships, and carry the rifles.

2. to take one's place at, as for service: to man the phones.

   to man the ramparts;

   to man the phones.

3. to strengthen, fortify, or brace; steel.

   They took a moment to man themselves for the dangers ahead.

4. Falconry. to accustom (a hawk) to the presence of people.

1. Slang. an expression of surprise, enthusiasm, dismay, or other strong feeling.

   Man, what a ball game!

1. man up to act in a typically masculine way, as in taking responsibility or making tough decisions.

   He should man up and meet the challenge.

1. man's man, a man who exemplifies masculine qualities.

2. man and boy, ever since childhood.

   He's been working that farm, man and boy, for more than 50 years.

3. as one man, in complete agreement or accord; unanimously.

   They arose as one man to protest the verdict.

4. to a man, with no exception; everyone; all.

   To a man, the members of the team did their best.

5. be one's own man,

   1. to be free from restrictions, control, or dictatorial influence; be independent.

      Now that he has a business he is his own man.

   2. to be in complete command of one's faculties.

      After a refreshing nap he was again his own man.

1. Isle of, an island of the British Isles, in the Irish Sea. 227 sq. mi. (588 sq. km). Douglas.

1. a combining form of man.

   layman; postman.

1. manual.

1. Manila.

2. Manitoba.

1. an adult male human being, as distinguished from a woman

2. (modifier) male; masculine

   a man child

3. archaic a human being regardless of sex or age, considered as a representative of mankind; a person

4. (sometimes capital) human beings collectively; mankind

   the development of man

5. Also called: modern man.

   1. a member of any of the living races of Homo sapiens, characterized by erect bipedal posture, a highly developed brain, and powers of articulate speech, abstract reasoning, and imagination

   2. any extinct member of the species Homo sapiens, such as Cro-Magnon man

6. a member of any of the extinct species of the genus Homo, such as Java man, Heidelberg man, and Solo man

7. an adult male human being with qualities associated with the male, such as courage or virility

   be a man

8. manly qualities or virtues

   the man in him was outraged

9. 1. a subordinate, servant, or employee contrasted with an employer or manager

   2. ( in combination )

      the number of man-days required to complete a job

10. (usually plural) a member of the armed forces who does not hold commissioned, warrant, or noncommissioned rank (as in the phrase officers and men )

11. a member of a group, team, etc

12. a husband, boyfriend, etc

    man and wife

13. an expression used parenthetically to indicate an informal relationship between speaker and hearer

14. a movable piece in various games, such as draughts

15. slang any person: used as a term of address

16. a vassal of a feudal lord

17. with unanimous action or response

18. to be independent or free

19. he's the person needed (for a particular task, role, job, etc)

20. from childhood

21. to separate the experienced from the inexperienced

22. 1. unanimously

    2. without exception

       they were slaughtered to a man

1. informal an exclamation or expletive, often indicating surprise or pleasure

1. to provide with sufficient people for operation, defence, etc

   to man the phones

2. to take one's place at or near in readiness for action

3. falconry to induce (a hawk or falcon) to endure the presence of and handling by man, esp strangers

1. slang:Black a White man or White men collectively, esp when in authority, in the police, or held in contempt

2. slang a drug peddler

1. an island in the British Isles, in the Irish Sea between Cumbria and Northern Ireland: a UK Crown Dependency (but not part of the United Kingdom), with its own ancient parliament, the Court of Tynwald; a dependency of Norway until 1266, when for a time it came under Scottish rule; its own language, Manx, became extinct in the 19th century but has been revived to some extent. Capital: Douglas. Pop: 86 159 (2013 est). Area: 588 sq km (227 sq miles)

1. indicating a person who has a role, works in a place, or operates equipment as specified

   salesman

   barman

   cameraman

More idioms and phrases containing man

• (man) of few words
• as one (man)
• company man
• dead soldier (man)
• dirty joke (old man)
• every man for himself
• every man has his price
• girl (man) Friday
• hatchet man
• hired hand (man)
• ladies' man
• low man on the totem pole
• marked man
• men
• new person (man)
• no man is an island
• odd man out
• one man's meat is another man's poison
• own man
• right-hand man
• see a man about a dog
• to a man