Man

English Meaning

A human being; -- opposed to beast.

1. An adult male human.
2. A human regardless of sex or age; a person.
3. A human or an adult male human belonging to a specific occupation, group, nationality, or other category. Often used in combination: a milkman; a congressman; a freeman.
4. The human race; mankind: man's quest for peace.
5. Zoology A member of the genus Homo, family Hominidae, order Primates, class Mammalia, characterized by erect posture and an opposable thumb, especially a member of the only extant species, Homo sapiens, distinguished by a highly developed brain, the capacity for abstract reasoning, and the ability to communicate by means of organized speech and record information in a variety of symbolic systems.
6. A male human endowed with qualities, such as strength, considered characteristic of manhood.
7. Informal A husband.
8. Informal A male lover or sweetheart.
9. Workers.
10. Enlisted personnel of the armed forces: officers and men.
11. A male representative, as of a country or company: our man in Tokyo.
12. A male servant or subordinate.
13. Informal Used as a familiar form of address for a man: See here, my good man!
14. One who swore allegiance to a lord in the Middle Ages; a vassal.
15. Games Any of the pieces used in a board game, such as chess or checkers.
16. Nautical A ship. Often used in combination: a merchantman; a man-of-war.
17. Slang A person or group felt to be in a position of power or authority. Used with the: "Their writing mainly concerns the street life—the pimp, the junky, the forces of drug addiction, exploitation at the hands of 'the man'” ( Black World).
18. To supply with men, as for defense or service: man a ship.
19. To take stations at, as to defend or operate: manned the guns.
20. To fortify or brace: manned himself for the battle ahead.
21. Used as an expletive to indicate intense feeling: Man! That was close.
22. as one man In complete agreement; unanimously.
23. as one man With no exception: They objected as one man.
24. one's own man Independent in judgment and action.
25. to a man Without exception: All were lost, to a man.