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[ UK /mˈæn/ ]
[ UK /mˈæn/ ]
NOUN
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a male subordinate
the chief stationed two men outside the building
he awaited word from his man in Havana -
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
it was every man for himself -
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 -
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
there were two women and six men on the bus -
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 -
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's 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 - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
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someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
two men stood sentry duty
VERB
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provide with workers
We cannot man all the desks
Students were manning the booths -
take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning
How To Use man In A Sentence
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- Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the WN.com - Photown News
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- But at lunch on the first day we were approached by the helpful Hotel Manager Henri and offered a swap to an overwater bungalow.
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- That gave us the time to move arbalests and mangonels into position along the walls.
- The Plover is to be communicated with each year by a man-of-war — the Amphitrite is the next. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II
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