Definitions For Man
noun
- Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
- One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
- An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- A male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
- An adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
- The generic use of the word to refer to any human being
- A male subordinate
- Someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
- A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
- An adult male human being
- A man or boy who shows the qualities (such as strength and courage) that men are traditionally supposed to have
- A woman's husband or boyfriend
verb
- Provide with workers
- Take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
- To be the person who controls or is in charge of (something)
- To place people at or on (something) to do work
Examples of Man in a Sentence
- He was a shy boy, but he grew to be a strong and confident man.
- He's a grown man now.
- The movie is popular with men and women.
- He stocked shelves while I manned the cash register.
- We'll need someone to man the phones this evening.
- No one was manning the front desk.
noun
- Any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
- All of the living human inhabitants of the earth
- Game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
- One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
- An adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
- A male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
- An adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
- The generic use of the word to refer to any human being
- A male subordinate
- Someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
- A manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
- An adult male human being
- A man or boy who shows the qualities (such as strength and courage) that men are traditionally supposed to have
- A woman's husband or boyfriend
verb
- Provide with workers
- Take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
- To be the person who controls or is in charge of (something)
- To place people at or on (something) to do work
- He was a shy boy, but he grew to be a strong and confident man.
- He's a grown man now.
- The movie is popular with men and women.
- He stocked shelves while I manned the cash register.
- We'll need someone to man the phones this evening.
- No one was manning the front desk.