man

Definitions

1. noun

   An adult male person.

   Examples

   • The show is popular with middle-aged men.
   • A man was waiting at the door.
2. noun

   Male people as a group.

   Examples

   • Many men enjoy this sport.
   • Man and woman are both needed in the plan.
3. noun

   A male member of a group, such as a worker or a student.

   Examples

   • Two security men walked beside the president.
   • He is a Harvard man.
4. noun

   A male adult with qualities people respect, such as strength and honesty.

   Examples

   • He is more of a man than all of you.
   • Be a man and say sorry.
5. noun

   In old use, a male servant or helper.

   Examples

   • The butler was the most trusted man in the house.
   • He was the duke's man for twenty years.
6. noun

   A person of any gender, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • It is every man for himself.
   • No man can know the future.
7. noun

   All people together.

   Examples

   • Man has changed the Earth.
   • How did man learn to make fire?
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8. noun

   A human of the species Homo sapiens, or an early human.

   Examples

   • Early man used simple tools.
   • Early man lived in caves.
9. noun

   A male being of any kind, including magical ones.

   Examples

   • The old tales speak of a wise man among the elves.
   • He is a good man.
10. noun

    In old-fashioned use, manly strength or courage.

    Examples

    • There was real man in the way he stood up for his friend.
    • He showed man and kindness.