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man `noun` [ man ]

• an adult male human being.

• "a tall man with a beard"

Similar: male, adult male, gentleman, guy, fellow, gent, mother's son, bloke, chap, geezer, lad, Joe, dude, bro, hombre, digger, oke, ou, oom, admi, bodach, cove, carl,

• a human being of either sex; a person.

• "goodwill to all men"

Similar: human being, human, person, mortal, individual, personage, soul,

• a group or person in a position of authority over others, such as a corporate employer or the police.

• "they've mastered their emotive grunge-pop without haggling with the Man"

• a figure or token used in playing a board game.

man `verb`

• (of personnel) work at, run, or operate (a place or piece of equipment) or defend (a fortification).

• "the helpline is manned by trained staff"

Similar: staff, crew, occupy, people, operate, work, use, utilize,

• fortify the spirits or courage of.

• "he manned himself with dauntless air"

man `exclamation`

• used, irrespective of the sex of the person addressed, to express surprise, admiration, delight, etc., or for emphasis.

• "wow, like cosmic, man"

Origin: Old English man(n), (plural) menn (noun), mannian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch man, German Mann, and Sanskrit manu ‘mankind’.

-man `combining form`

• in nouns denoting a male of a specified nationality or origin.

• "Frenchman"

Man. `abbreviation`

• Manitoba.

a man's man

• a man who is more popular and at ease with other men than with women.

• "he looks offended when I tell him he is perceived as a man's man"

as — as the next man

• as — as the average man.
"I'm as ambitious as the next man"

as one man

• with everyone acting together or in agreement.
"the crowd rose to their feet as one man"

be someone's man

• be the man perfectly suited to a particular requirement or task.
"if it's war you want, I'm your man"

be man enough to do

• be brave enough to do.
"he has not been man enough to face up to his responsibilities"

every man for himself

• everyone should (or does) look after their own interests rather than considering those of others.
"in previous student flats she'd shared, it was every man for himself"

make a man out of someone

• (of an experience or person) turn a young man into a mature adult.
"swimming will make a man out of you"

man about town

• a fashionable male socialite.
"in a well-cut black suit he looked quite the man about town"

man and boy

• from childhood.
"I've been with this company man and boy"

the man in black

• the referee.
"I would not put it past the men in black to get things horribly wrong"

the man in the moon

• the imagined likeness of a face seen on the surface of a full moon.

the man in white

• an umpire, especially a field umpire.
"he's constantly on the wrong side of the whistle of the man in white"

man of the cloth

• a clergyman.

man of God

• a clergyman.

man of honour

• a man who adheres to what is right or to a high standard of conduct.
"as a man of honour he had little alternative but to accompany his friend to America"

man of the house

• the male head of a household.

man of letters

• a male scholar or author.
"he wished to fashion for himself a career as a man of letters"

man of the match

• the male team member who has given the most outstanding performance in a particular game.
"McClair, who scored the only goal, was named man of the match"

man of the moment

• a man of importance at a particular time.

man of straw

• a person regarded as having no substance or integrity.
"a leader who was once derided as a man of straw"

the man on the Clapham omnibus

• an ordinary man, with regard to their opinions, or as distinct from an expert.
"his was not a voice in the wilderness; he was speaking for the man on the Clapham omnibus"

the man on the street

• an ordinary man, with regard to their opinions, or as distinct from an expert.
"it will be interesting to hear what the man on the street has to say about these latest tax cuts"

man's best friend

• an affectionate or approving way of referring to dogs.
"a collection of photographs of man's best friend"

a man's man

• a man who is more popular and at ease with other men than with women.
"he looks offended when I tell him he is perceived as a man's man"

man to man

• in a direct and frank way between two men.
"he was able to talk man to man with the delegates"

men in suits

• powerful men within an organization who exercise their authority anonymously.
"the prime minister was removed from Ten Downing Street by men in grey suits"

my man

• a patronizing form of address to a man.
"come off it, my man, who d'you think you're talking to?"

separate the men from the boys

• show or prove which men in a group are truly competent, brave, or mature.
"this match will separate the men from the boys"

to a man

• without exception.
"to a man, we all took a keen interest in the business"

man up

• be brave or tough enough to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation.
"you just have to man up and take it"