man
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
How often you will meet it
Rank 63 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 426,608 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.203% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 100 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
noun
- an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman) also: adult male there were two women and six men on the bus
- someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force also: serviceman, military man, military personnel two men stood sentry duty
- the generic use of the word to refer to any human being it was every man for himself
- any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage also: homo, human being, human
- a male subordinate the chief stationed two men outside the buildinghe awaited word from his man in Havana
- an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent) the army will make a man of you
man in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The big man turned to the boy.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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Belike the man and maid were strangers here, And come to Bethlehem at the king's command.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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Brant was a senior and a "Bones" man, and so had a leading part to play in the afternoon's drama.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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He was a silent, modest man, who never spoke much of what he knew, or of himself in any wise.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1