Man

man, n. a human being: mankind: a grown-up male: a male attendant: one po e ing a distinctively masculine character: a husband: a piece used in playing che or draughts: a ship, as in man-of-war: a word of familiar addre :— pl. Men .— v.t. to supply with men: to strengthen or fortify:— pr.p. man′ning; pa.t. and pa.p. manned.— ns. Man′-at-arms , a soldier; Man-child , a male child: a boy; Man′dom ( rare ), humanity, men collectively; Man′-eat′er , a cannibal: a tiger; Man′-en′gine , an elevator for raising and lowering men in some deep mines.— adj. Man′ful , having the qualities of a man: full of manline : bold: courageous: noble-minded.— adv. Man′fully .— ns. Man′fulne ; Man′-hole , a hole in a drain, ce pool, ., large enough to admit a man, for the purpose of cleaning or repairing it; Man′hood , state of being a man: manly quality: human nature; Man′kind , the kind or race of man: the ma of human beings.— adj. Man′-like , having the appearance, characteristics, or qualities of a man.— n. Man′line .— adj. Man′ly , becoming a man: brave: dignified: noble: pertaining to manhood: not childish or womanish.— n. Man′-mill′iner , a man engaged in millinery—often in contempt.— adjs. Man′-mind′ed ( Tenn. ), having the mind or qualities of a man; Man′nish , like a man: masculine: bold.— ns. Man′-of-war , a war-ship: ( B. ) a soldier; Man′-of-war's-man , a man who serves on board a war-ship; Man′-quell′er ( Shak. ), a man-killer, a murderer; Man′slaughter , the slaying of a man: ( law ) the killing of any one unlawfully, but without malice or forethought; Man′slayer , one who kills a man; Man′stealer , one who steals human beings, esp. to make slaves of them; Man′trap , a trap or machine for catching people who trespa .— Man about town , a fashionable idler, dangling about clubs, theatres, .; Man alive! an exclamation of surprise; Man Friday , a servile attendant, factotum—from Robinson Crusoe's man; Man in the moon , a fancied semblance of a man walking in the moon, with a bush near, and his dog behind him; Man of busine , an agent or a lawyer; Man of (his) hands , a handy, clever fellow; Man of letters , a scholar and writer; Man of sin , the devil: Antichrist; Man of straw , a person put in the front of some busine , but who is not really responsible; Man of the world , a person well accustomed to the ways and dealings of men. [A.S. mann ; Ger. mann , Dut. man , L. mas — mans , a male, Sans. manu , a man.]