men
/mษn/IPA: /M EH1 N/
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An adult male human.
โThe show is especially popular with middle-aged men.โ
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(collective) All human males collectively: mankind.
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A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.)
โevery man for himselfโ
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(collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.)
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A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
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An male person, usually an adult; a (generally adult male) sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.
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An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
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Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.
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A husband.
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A lover; a boyfriend.
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A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
โSome people prefer apple pie, but me, Iโm a cherry pie man.โ
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A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last element of a compound.)
โI wanted to be a guitar man on a road tour, but instead Iโm a flag man on a road crew.โ
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A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
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A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.
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An adult male servant.
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A vassal; a subject.
โLike master, like man.โ
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A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
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Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.
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A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste.
โCome on, man, we've got no time to lose!โ
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A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.
โHey, man, how's it goin'?โ
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A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.
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(collective) (The) people, humanity.
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(collective) enlisted personnel (as opposed to commissioned officers).
โ"Muster up the men in the barracks at 0600," the lieutenant said to his sergeant.โ
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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/man, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/men