someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
“the army will make a man of you”
provide with workers
“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”
the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
“it was every man for himself”
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
“Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man”
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
“she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women”
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”