1. (

• man ,
• adult_male

) an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus" ;

2. (

• serviceman ,
• military_man ,
• man ,
• military_personnel

) someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty" ;

3. (

• man ,

) the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself" ;

4. (

• homo ,
• man ,
• human_being ,
• human

) any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage ;

5. (

• man ,

) a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana" ;

6. (

• man ,

) an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you" ;

7. (

• valet ,
• valet_de_chambre ,
• gentleman ,
• gentleman's_gentleman ,
• man ,

) a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" ;

8. (

• man ,

) 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. (

• Man ,
• Isle_of_Man

) one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea ;

10. (

• man ,
• piece ,

) 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. (

• world ,
• human_race ,
• humanity ,
• humankind ,
• human_beings ,
• humans ,
• mankind ,
• man

) 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. (

• man

) take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning" ;

2. (

• man

) provide with workers; "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths" ;