Overview of noun man

The noun man has 11 senses

• man, adult male -- (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus")


• serviceman, military man, man, military personnel -- (someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty")


• man -- (the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself")


• homo, man, human being, human -- (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)


• man -- (a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana")


• man -- (an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you")


• valet, valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, man -- (a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man")


• man -- (a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; "she takes good care of her man")


• Man, Isle of Man -- (one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea)


• man, piece -- (game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage")


• world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind, man -- (all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women")

Overview of verb man

The verb man has 2 senses

• man -- (take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning")


• man -- (provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths")