man

noun26

1. •
   an adult male person

   • The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.
2. •
   A male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.

   • For God is holde a ryghtwys man. — 1500
3. •
   A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.

   • Come on, man, we've got no time to lose!
4. •
   A term of familiar address usually reserved for other adult males. It works both with ones whose name is known and ones whose name is unknown.

   • Hey, man, how's it goin'? I haven't seen you in months! [they know each other's name]
   • Hey, man, thanks for holding the door! [they don't know each other's name, and it doesn't matter]
5. •
   (literary) Humankind in general.
6. •
   (formal, old-fashioned) All humans collectively; mankind, humankind, humanity.

   • How did God create man? God created man male and female, after his own image, in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness, with dominion over the creatures. — 1647
7. •
   An adult male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a representative, etc.

   • When President Roosevelt goes walking in the country about Washington he is always accompanied by two Secret Service men. — 1909
8. •
   An adult or adolescent male servant. Anyone from a right-hand man (high-ranking assistant) to a low-ranking servant.
9. •
   A soldier below the rank of a non-commissioned officer.
10. •
    (historical) A vassal; a subject.

    • Like master, like man.
11. •
    A husband.

    • I pronounce that they are man and wife. — 1549
12. •
    A male lover; a boyfriend.

    • Stay away from my man!
13. •
    A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.

    • The evidence suggests that close relatives of early man, in lineages that later became extinct, also were able to use tools. — 1990
14. •
    (formal, old-fashioned) A human, a person regardless of gender or sex, usually an adult.

    • […]a man cannot make him laugh. — 1596
15. •
    An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.

    • He’s more a man than any pair of rats of you in this here house[…] — 1881
16. •
    A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.

    • "She's the man for the job." — 2007
17. •
    A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing.

    • Some people prefer apple pie, but me, I’m a cherry pie man.
18. •
    A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing.

    • I wanted to be a guitar man on a road tour, but instead I’m a flag man on a road crew.
19. •
    All human males collectively: mankind.

    • Unsurprisingly, if modern man is a sort of camera, modern woman is a picture. — 2011
20. •
    A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.

    • The white men are always put on that side of the board which commences by row I, and the black men are placed opposite. — 1883
21. •
    A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.
22. •
    One of the player's chances to play, lost when the player's character dies or when certain mistakes are made.

    • Most machines are set to award you an extra man after 8000 points, and then after each additional 14.000 points. — 1983
23. •
    The Isle of Man; an island and crown dependency of the United Kingdom in the Irish Sea.
24. •
    Abbreviation of Manchester: a city in England (especially in football).
25. •
    Abbreviation of Manitoba: a province of Canada.
26. •
    (no longer used) Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.

    • Methought he bare himself in such a fashion, / So full of man, and sweetness in his carriage, /[…] — 1598

verb5

1. •
   To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).

   • The ship was manned with a small crew.
2. •
   To take up position in order to operate (something).

   • Man the machine guns!
3. •
   [with oneself] (old-fashioned) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare man up.)

   • he manned himself heroically — 1876
4. •
   To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.
5. •
   (no longer used) To wait on, attend to or escort.

pronoun3

1. •
   (slang) Any person, one

   • Man don't care.
2. •
   (slang) Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.

   • Man's got some new creps.
3. •
   (slang) You; construed in the third person.

   • Man thinks I was born yesterday.

exclamation1

1. •
   Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing a man.

   • Man, that was a great catch!

noun2

1. •
   Abbreviation of manager.
2. •
   Abbreviation of management.

noun2

1. •
   Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network, a large computer network usually spanning a city.
2. •
   Abbreviation of Manitoba: a province of Canada.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of Manitoba: a province of Canada.