man

noun

ˈman How to pronounce man (audio)
Definition of mannext
1
as in guy
an adult male human being several men will be needed to dig up the old tree stump in the backyard

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2
as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion I'm going to see my man again tonight

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3
as in person
a member of the human race every man has a responsibility to safeguard the planet

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4
as in mankind
the human race man is always coming up with new advances in science and technology

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5
as in husband
the male partner in a marriage I now pronounce you man and wife

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6
as in police
a body of officers of the law the crowd of onlookers quickly scattered when the man arrived on the scene

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Recent Examples of man Let’s cool things down with a chilling (and chilly) new horror offering from the good folks at Netflix, this one all about a freaky child-killer and the two men hellbent on bringing him down. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 July 2026 Gerardo Salcedo, the son of the business owner, told ABC7 that investigators had obtained surveillance video that showed a man on a bicycle putting a bottle through the mail slot minutes before the fire ignited. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 The report found that 80 percent of Americans sometimes use coupons, with women more likely to use them than men (46 percent compared to 26 percent, respectively). — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 14 July 2026 The film follows a man trapped inside a bar, where reality begins to unravel in increasingly disturbing ways. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for man
Recent Examples of Synonyms for man
  1. guy
  2. boyfriend
  3. person
  4. mankind
  5. husband
  6. police
  7. male
  8. beau
Noun
  • Danny has an entire party so that the guys can mourn the loss of his manhood.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • Unlike most sagas about band couples — Sonny & Cher, Fleetwood Mac — these guys don’t go down in flames musically or personally.
    — Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • Anyway, now Carmella has an ex-husband she is not divorced from and a boyfriend who cheated on her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • In one photo, Kardashian could be seen smiling next to her boyfriend and her daughter Chicago in what appeared to be the first selfie of the couple with one of her kids.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of boyfriend
Noun
  • Here’s a look at some of the numbers racked up by the person overseeing the tournament that will have featured a record 104 matches spread across the United States, Canada and Mexico, the largest geographic footprint in World Cup history.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • Odysseus also prided himself on being the only person able to string his sturdy bow.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026
Definition of person
Noun
  • Cillian Murphy nabbed an Oscar for his haunted performance as the former UC Berkeley professor and physicist whose groundbreaking work led to one of the most frightening, formidable scientific discoveries in all of mankind.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
  • Spiritually, His Holiness is an emanation, or tulku, of the bodhisattva Chenrezig, who renounced nirvana to help mankind.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of mankind
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  • In a flashback to the previous day, Lucky embraces her husband, Cary (Drew Starkey), on the balcony of their massive hotel suite in Las Vegas.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • The actress is expecting her third child with husband Adam Shulman.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
Definition of husband
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  • The Tredyffrin Township police plan to contact federal authorities to determine whether there’s a connection involving Barkley’s home, Moyer said.
    — Reuters, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • But just weeks before a ball was kicked came a police raid that eventually led to Jan Ullrich’s doping confession and Germany falling out of love with bike racing for over a decade.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of police
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  • Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has recently announced that active duty male military personnel over age 30 will be screened annually for testosterone levels.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • The case remained unsolved until evidence was reexamined in 2010, when investigators identified an unknown male’s DNA profile, but no match was found on the FBI’s Combined DNA Index System (CODIS), per the outlets.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
Definition of male
Noun
  • As a result, Nick struggles to show up for this new version of his beau.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • Kai is apparently likewise impressed by her mom’s legendary beau, 50.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
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“Man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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