Definition of "man"
- noun
An adult male human.
All humans collectively; mankind, humankind. Also Man.
An abstract person; a person of either gender, usually an adult.
A mensch; a person of integrity and honor.
A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
A person, often male, with duties or skills associated with a specified thing.
A person, usually male, who is extremely fond of or devoted to a specified type of thing.
Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.
A member of the species Homo sapiens, the genus Homo, or the subtribe Hominina.
- interjection
An interjection used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.
- verb
To supply with staff or crew (of either sex).
To take up position in order to operate something.
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