Etymological root

mann

Old English

# mann

**Type:** Etymological root
**Language:** Old English
**Slug:** mann-3

## Words From This Root
- man - An adult male human being.
- leman - a lover or sweetheart, especially an illicit one
- middleman - an intermediary who trades between producer and consumer
- seaman - a sailor or person who works aboard a ship
- cameraman - a person who operates a film or television camera
- crewman - a member of the crew of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle
- draftsman - a person who draws plans or sketches, as for machinery or buildings
- engineman - a person who operates or tends an engine
- huntsman - a man who hunts or who manages hounds during a hunt
- lawman - a law-enforcement officer, such as a sheriff or marshal
- mannish - having qualities regarded as masculine, often of a woman
- manservant - a male domestic servant
- manslaughter - the unlawful killing of a person without premeditated malice
- mon - a man or fellow, in dialectal or informal address
- newspaperman - a man who writes for or owns a newspaper; a male journalist
- pressman - a person who operates a printing press, or a newspaper journalist

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Words from this root(16)

/mæn/ An adult male human being. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlɛmən/ a lover or sweetheart, especially an illicit one Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmɪdəlˌmæn/ an intermediary who trades between producer and consumer Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsimən/ a sailor or person who works aboard a ship Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkæmrəˌmæn/ a person who operates a film or television camera Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkrumən/ a member of the crew of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdræftsmən/ a person who draws plans or sketches, as for machinery or buildings Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛnʤɪnˌmæn/ a person who operates or tends an engine Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhʌntsmən/ a man who hunts or who manages hounds during a hunt Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlɔˌmæn/ a law-enforcement officer, such as a sheriff or marshal Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmænɪʃ/ having qualities regarded as masculine, often of a woman Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmænˌsɝvənt/ a male domestic servant Meaning Off Sound Off

manslaughter C2+

/ˈmænˌslɔtər/ the unlawful killing of a person without premeditated malice Meaning Off Sound Off

/mɑn/ a man or fellow, in dialectal or informal address Meaning Off Sound Off

newspaperman C2+

/ˈnuzˌpeɪpərˌmæn/ a man who writes for or owns a newspaper; a male journalist Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈprɛsmən/ a person who operates a printing press, or a newspaper journalist Meaning Off Sound Off

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