any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae;
game equipment consisting of an 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";
all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind'' because `mankind'' seemed to slight the women";
one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea;
an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were two women and six men on the bus";
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";
an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you";
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it was every man for himself";
a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana";
someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty";
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster''s man";
provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks";
take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place; "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning";
