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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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 Writers in ancient Mesopotamia told several versions of a story in which the gods send a catastrophic flood but warn one man, who then builds a large boat to save his family and animals. — Eric Vanden Eykel, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2026 Garfield’s is the showier performance but Yura Borisov‘s depiction as a man slowly realizing how he’s been had is Richard-Gere-at-the-end-of-Primal-Fear-level stuff. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Her goal all along was to own a men’s Premier League team to make men listen to her. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 While not a new cohort, men comprise another demographic still to be won over in travel retail. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 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
  • The only way to make the bad guys sweat is to hand them a subpoena — or, at the least, to depict them unflatteringly on television.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • My first boyfriend left me high and dry just before it, and another guy took me.
    — Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • Ines De Ramon stepped onto the London red carpet in a sheer lace gown on Friday night accompanied by boyfriend Brad Pitt.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The woman’s boyfriend, an off-duty police officer, then placed Gonzalez in handcuffs, according to the statement.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of boyfriend
Noun
  • Being able to have the in-person connectivity with talking to your coworkers, being able to collaborate, is great and then also the larger programming of the company as a whole.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • One person was killed in a strike on Riyadh airport, a Saudia Airlines plane was reportedly in flames, and hundreds of flights have been canceled.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of person
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  • Greed, in all of its forms—greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge—has marked the upward surge of mankind.
    — Michael Douglas, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026
  • For all your training and experience in education, remember, human connection is mankind’s greatest superpower.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of mankind
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  • Still, Terry Strada, whose husband, Tom Strada, was killed in the attacks, said she was encouraged that more than 100 family members of 9/11 victims turned out and by the judges’ questions.
    — Tom Winter, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2026
  • His wife said the experience had changed her husband’s understanding of the value of money and the consequences financial decisions can have on other people.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of husband
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  • Choudri also made headlines earlier this year after the authority put him on leave after police arrested him at his Folsom home following a fight between his daughter and fiancée.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The movement has fueled similar student protests in Belgium, which on Friday were amplified by a national strike during which scuffles broke out between protesters and police in Brussels.
    — Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of police
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  • Any place that’s all male, no girls allowed, just doesn’t function without depravity.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Keierleber is described as a 6-foot white male, approximately 240 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of male
Noun
  • With a cast that included Paul Newman and Frank Sinatra, Saint played Emily, one of two teenagers who fall in love with one another and get married (Newman was the beau).
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The following month, Reinhart posted several sweet pictures of her new beau on her Instagram Stories in honor of his 25th birthday.
    — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026
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“Man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/man. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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