man
n 1: an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were
two women and six men on the bus" [syn: {adult male}]
[ant: {woman}]
2: someone who serves in the armed forces; "two men stood
sentry duty" [syn: {serviceman}, {military man}, {military
personnel}] [ant: {civilian}]
3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it
was every man for himself"
4: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a
lover" [syn: {world}, {human race}, {humanity}, {humankind},
{human beings}, {humans}, {mankind}]
5: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: {homo},
{human being}, {human}]
6: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the
building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
7: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and
courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
8: (informal) 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" [ant: {woman}]
9: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his
employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: {valet},
{valet de chambre}, {gentleman}, {gentleman's gentleman}]
10: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: {Man}, {Isle
of Man}]
11: a small 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" [syn: {piece}]
v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
2: provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"