Quotes about "man"

• Noun: an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman); example: "there were two women and six men on the bus"

• Noun: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; example: "two men stood sentry duty"

• Noun: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; example: "it was every man for himself"

• Noun: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

• Noun: a male subordinate; examples: "the chief stationed two men outside the building", "he awaited word from his man in Havana"

• Noun: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); example: "the army will make a man of you"

• Noun: a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman; example: "she takes good care of her man"

• Noun: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; example: "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"

• Noun: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea

• Noun: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games; examples: "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board", "he sacrificed a piece to get a strategic advantage"

• Noun: all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; examples: "all the world loves a lover", "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

• Verb: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; example: "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"

• Verb: provide with men; example: "We cannot man all the desks"