man

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an adult human who is male

   There was a man eating a taco in front of the store.

2. 2
   noun

   a male person who plays a significant role in the life of a particular person, such as a husband or lover or boyfriend

   They took good care of their man, starting with a home-cooked meal.

3. 3
   noun

   an adult male person who has a manly or masculine character

   My parents tried to insist that the army will make a man of me.

4. 4
   noun

   the generic use of the word to refer to any human being

   It was a large step for a man, and a giant leap for mankind.

5. 5
   noun

   a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

   Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man

6. 6
   verb

   provide with workers

   We cannot man all the desks.

7. 7
   noun

   An adult male human.

   The show is especially popular with middle-aged men.

8. 8
   noun

   A human, a person regardless of gender or sex, usually an adult.

   every man for himself

Etymology

From Middle English man, from Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”), from Proto-West Germanic *mann, from Proto-Germanic *mann- (“man”), from Proto-Indo-European *mon- (“human being, man”). Doublet of Manu. Cognates This word has many cognates, in every Germanic language (whether extant or extinct), with similarities in form and meaning. Virtually all the words below mean “man” and “husband”, with some specific cases noted. In Ingvaeonic (the languages closest to English): :* Low German Mann :* North Frisian maan, man, moon, muon :* Saterland Frisian Mon :* Scots man :* West Frisian…