Meaning & Definition of Man in English

1. An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

• "There were two women and six men on the bus"

2. Someone who serves in the armed forces

• A member of a military force

• "Two men stood sentry duty"

3. The generic use of the word to refer to any human being

• "It was every man for himself"

4. Any living or extinct member of the family hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

5. A male subordinate

• "The chief stationed two men outside the building"

• "He awaited word from his man in havana"

6. An adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)

• "The army will make a man of you"

7. A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

• "Jeeves was bertie wooster's man"

8. 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"

9. One of the british isles in the irish sea

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"

• "He sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"

11. 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"

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"