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Definition of 'man' Noun
- an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus"
Synonyms: adult male
Antonyms: woman adult female - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"
Synonyms: serviceman military man military personnel
Antonyms: civilian - the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself"
- any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
Synonyms: homo human being human - a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
- an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
- 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"
Antonyms: woman - a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
Synonyms: valet valet de chambre gentleman gentleman's gentleman - one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
Synonyms: Isle of Man - 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"
Synonyms: piece - 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"
Synonyms: world human race humanity humankind human beings humans mankind Verb
- take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
- provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"
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