1. An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
   "there were two women and six men on the bus";
   - adult male, geezer [Brit, informal], guy [informal], cat [N. Amer, informal], hombre [N. Amer, informal], bozo [N. Amer, informal], sod [informal], chappie [Brit, informal]
    
2. The generic use of the word to refer to any human being
   "it was every man for himself"
    
3. Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
   "Fossil evidence shows that men evolved over millions of years";
   - homo, human being, human
    
4. A man who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
   "The man was deployed overseas for a peacekeeping mission";
   - serviceman, military man
    
5. An adult male person who has a manly character (virile, courageous, etc.)
   "the army will make a man of you"
    
6. A male person who plays a significant role (husband, lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
   "she takes good care of her man"
    
7. A male subordinate
   "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
    
8. A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to their employer
   "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man";
   - valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman
    
9. All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
   "Man's impact on the environment has been profound";
   - world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind
    
10. Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
    "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board";
    - piece

1. Take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
   "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
    
2. Provide with workers
   "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"
    
3. [Brit] (dialect) must or have to
   "Ye man go home now";
   - maun [Brit], mun [Brit]

1. Used to express emphasis, surprise, awe, etc.
   "Man, that was an amazing concert!"

1. One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
   - Isle of Man, IOM

Derived forms: manned, Mans, mans, manning

Type of: adult, body servant, foot soldier, game equipment, group, grouping, grownup, hominid, houseboy, individual, island, lover, male, male person, manservant, military personnel, mortal, person, servicewoman, somebody, someone, soul, staff, subordinate, subsidiary, underling, understrapper [informal], work

Antonym: woman

Part of: British Isles, genus Homo

Encyclopedia: Man, Victor