man

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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. See male, humanity. — v. run, operate; staff. See defense.

- man about town

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The human race]

Syn. men and women, mankind, humankind, human beings, human race, humanity, human species, human nature, persons, mortals, populace, individuals, earthlings, civilized society, Homo faber (Latin), creatures, fellow creatures, people, folk, society, Homo sapiens (Latin); see also hominid .

2. [An adult male]

Syn. he, gentleman, Sir, Mr., esquire, swain, fellow, blade, yeoman, mister, master, beau, chap*, guy*, buck*; see also boy .

3. [Anyone]

Syn. human being, an individual, fellow creature; see person 1 .

4. [*Husband]

Syn. married man, spouse, partner; see husband .

• as a man,

Syn. in unison, united, all together; see unanimously .

• be one's own man,

Syn. be independent, stand alone, be free; see endure 1 .

• man and boy*,

Syn. all of a man's life, a lifetime, a long time; see boy , man 2 .

• to a man,

Syn. all, everyone, with no exception; see everybody .

v.

Syn. garrison, protect, fortify; see defend 1 , guard 2 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.

1. male fellow, guy, gentleman, boy, chap.

2. humankind mankind, human being, human, Homo sapiens, hominid, person, creature, soul, mortal, earthling. ''An ape with possibilities.''—Roy Andrews. ''An intelligence served by organs.''—Ralph Waldo Emerson. ''An ingenious assembly of portable plumbing.''—Christopher Morley. ''The bad child of the universe.''—James Oppenheim. ''The only joker in the deck of nature.''—Fulton Sheen. ''The organ of the accumulated smut and sneakery of 10,000 generations of weaseling souls.''—Philip Wylie. ''An omniverous biped that wears breeches.''—Thomas Carlyle.

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. A member of the human race: being, body, creature, homo, human, human being, individual, life, mortal, party, person, personage, soul. See BEINGS. 2. The human race: earth, flesh, Homo sapiens, humanity, humankind, mankind, universe, world. See CULTURE. 3. Slang. A member of a law-enforcement agency. Often uppercase: bluecoat, finest, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, police, policeman, police officer, policewoman. Informal: cop, law. Slang: bull1, copper, flat-foot, fuzz, gendarme, heat. Chiefly British: bobby, constable, peeler. See LAW.