Noun Definition

man

1.Definition: 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"

Category: People

2.Definition: a male subordinate

"The chief stationed two men outside the building", "He awaited word from his man in Havana"

Category: People

3.Definition: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

"Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"

Related Noun(s):gentleman, valet, valet de chambre

Category: People

4.Definition: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)

"The army will make a man of you"

Category: People

5.Definition: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

Related Noun(s):adult male

Category: People

6.Definition: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

Related Noun(s):human

Category: Animals

7.Definition: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

Related Noun(s):piece

Category: Objects

8.Definition: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea

Related Noun(s):isle of man

Category: Places

9.Definition: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

Related Noun(s):military personnel

Category: People

10.Definition: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being

"It was every man for himself"

Category: People