(man) noun plural men (men)
1. A member of the genus Homo (family Hominidae, class Mammalia), the most highly developed of the primates, differing from other animals in having erect posture, extraordinary development of the brain, and the power of articulate language: only existing species, Homo sapiens. Earlier forms include the following: CRO–MAGNON MAN, GRIMALDI MAN, HEIDELBERG MAN, MIDLAND MAN, MODJOKERTO MAN, NEANDERTHAL MAN, RHODESIAN MAN, SOLO MAN, WADJAK MAN.
2. The human race.
3. Any one, indefinitely.
4. An adult male of the human kind: distinguished from woman, boy, and youth.
5. The male part of the race collectively.
6. A male person who is manly; also, manhood.
7. An adult male servant, dependent, or vassal.
8. A piece, figure, disk, etc., used in playing certain games, as chess or checkers.
9. A ship or vessel: used in composition: a man–of–war; an Indiaman.
10. A husband; lover; man and wife; Her man is dead.
11. Fellow: used in direct address: Hey, man, look at this!
—the Man U.S. Slang A white man regarded as a representative of the establishment, as a police officer or a boss.
—to a man Every one.
—to be one's own man To be independent.
—v.t. manned, man·ning
1. To supply with men: to man a fort.
2. To take stations at, on, or in for work, defense, etc.: Man the pumps!
—to man oneself To prepare or brace oneself, as for an ordeal. [OE mann]
Man may appear as a combining form in hyphemes or in solidemes, meaning “of, by, for, or like a man”:

(man), Isle of
One of the British Isles in the Irish Sea between Northern Ireland and England; 220 square miles; capital Douglas: ancient Mona: a native of the island is known as a Manxman.