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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Herdman \Herd"man\, Herdsman \Herds"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     The owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in
     tending a herd of cattle.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Gownsman \Gowns"man\, Gownman \Gown"man\, n.; pl. -men (-men).
     One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or
     lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university;
     hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Handcraftsman \Hand"crafts`man\ (-man), n.; pl. -men (-men).
     A handicraftsman.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Handicraftsman \Hand"i*crafts`man\ (-kr[.a]fts`man), n.; pl.
     -men (-men).
     A man skilled or employed in handcraft. --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Signalman \Sig"nal*man\, n.; pl. -men.
     A man whose business is to manage or display signals;
     especially, one employed in setting the signals by which
     railroad trains are run or warned.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Skyman \Sky"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     An a["e]ronaut. [Slang]
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Orangeman \Or"ange*man\, n.; pl. -men.
     One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in
     1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the
     reigning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of the
     Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the
     kingdom, etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of
     Orange, who became William III. of England.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Overman \O"ver*man\, n.; pl. -men.
     1. One in authority over others; a chief; usually, an
        overseer or boss.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     2. An arbiter.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. In the philosophy of Nietzsche, a man of superior physique
        and powers capable of dominating others; one fitted to
        survive in an egoistic struggle for the mastery.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Keelman \Keel"man\, n.; pl. -{men.
     See Keeler, 1.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Plainsman \Plains"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     One who lives in the plains.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Point man \Point" man`\, n.; pl. -men (-men).
     1. (Mil.) the lead soldier in a foot patrol under combat
        conditions.
        [PJC]
  
     2. a person who takes a conspicuous public position in
        proposing a new idea or initiating a new policy, who may
        become a target of criticism for those opposed. ``The
        Secretary of State served as point man for the
        administration's new China policy.''
        [PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Pointsman \Points"man\, n.; pl. -men (-men).
     A man who has charge of railroad points or switches. [Eng.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Plowman \Plow"man\, Ploughman \Plough"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a
        husbandman. --Chaucer. Macaulay.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Plowman's spikenard (Bot.), a European composite weed
        ({Conyza squarrosa), having fragrant roots. --Dr. Prior.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Light-horseman \Light"-horse`man\ (l[imac]t"h[^o]rs`man), n.;
     pl. -men (l[imac]t"h[^o]rs`men).
     1. A soldier who serves in the light horse. See under 5th
        Light.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) A West Indian fish of the genus Ephippus,
        remarkable for its high dorsal fin and brilliant colors.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Lightman \Light"man\ (l[imac]t"m[a^]n), n.; pl. -men
     (l[imac]t"m[e^]n).
     A man who carries or takes care of a light. --T. Brown.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Low-churchman \Low"-church`man\, n.; pl. -men.
     One who holds low-church principles.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Man \Man\ (m[a^]n), n.; pl. Men (m[e^]n). [AS. mann, man,
     monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel.
     ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr.
     manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind.
     [root]104. Cf. Minx a pert girl.]
     1. A human being; -- opposed to beast.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              These men went about wide, and man found they none,
              But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one. --R.
                                                    of Glouc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The king is but a man, as I am; the violet smells to
              him as it doth to me.                 --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              'Tain't a fit night out for man nor beast! --W. C.
                                                    Fields
        [PJC]
  
     2. Especially: An adult male person; a grown-up male person,
        as distinguished from a woman or a child.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When I became a man, I put away childish things. --I
                                                    Cor. xiii. 11.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Ceneus, a woman once, and once a man. --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. The human race; mankind.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              And God said, Let us make man in our image, after
              our likeness, and let them have dominion. --Gen. i.
                                                    26.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. The male portion of the human race.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Woman has, in general, much stronger propensity than
              man to the discharge of parental duties. --Cowper.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. One possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities
        of manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind.
        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              This was the noblest Roman of them all . . . the
              elements
              So mixed in him that Nature might stand up
              And say to all the world ``This was a man!'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Like master, like man.                --Old Proverb.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered,
              and holding up his hands between those of his lord,
              professed that he did become his man from that day
              forth, of life, limb, and earthly honor.
                                                    --Blackstone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. A term of familiar address at one time implying on the
        part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience,
        or haste; as, Come, man, we 've no time to lose! In the
        latter half of the 20th century it became used in a
        broader sense as simply a familiar and informal form of
        address, but is not used in business or formal situations;
        as, hey, man! You want to go to a movie tonight?.
        [Informal]
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
     8. A married man; a husband; -- correlative to wife.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I pronounce that they are man and wife. --Book of
                                                    Com. Prayer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              every wife ought to answer for her man. --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     9. One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a modified survival of
        the Saxon use of man, or mon, as an indefinite pronoun.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A man can not make him laugh.         --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A man would expect to find some antiquities; but all
              they have to show of this nature is an old rostrum
              of a Roman ship.                      --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     10. One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or
         draughts, are played.
         [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: Man is often used as a prefix in composition, or as a
           separate adjective, its sense being usually
           self-explaining; as, man child, man eater or maneater,
           man-eating, man hater or manhater, man-hating,
           manhunter, man-hunting, mankiller, man-killing, man
           midwife, man pleaser, man servant, man-shaped,
           manslayer, manstealer, man-stealing, manthief, man
           worship, etc.
           Man is also used as a suffix to denote a person of the
           male sex having a business which pertains to the thing
           spoken of in the qualifying part of the compound;
           ashman, butterman, laundryman, lumberman, milkman,
           fireman, repairman, showman, waterman, woodman. Where
           the combination is not familiar, or where some specific
           meaning of the compound is to be avoided, man is used
           as a separate substantive in the foregoing sense; as,
           apple man, cloth man, coal man, hardware man, wood man
           (as distinguished from woodman).
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Man ape (Zo["o]l.), a anthropoid ape, as the gorilla.
  
     Man at arms, a designation of the fourteenth and fifteenth
        centuries for a soldier fully armed.
  
     Man engine, a mechanical lift for raising or lowering
        people through considerable distances; specifically
        (Mining), a contrivance by which miners ascend or descend
        in a shaft. It consists of a series of landings in the
        shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod
        which has an up and down motion equal to the distance
        between the successive landings. A man steps from a
        landing to a shelf and is lifted or lowered to the next
        landing, upon which he them steps, and so on, traveling by
        successive stages.
  
     Man Friday, a person wholly subservient to the will of
        another, like Robinson Crusoe's servant Friday.
  
     Man of straw, a puppet; one who is controlled by others;
        also, one who is not responsible pecuniarily.
  
     Man-of-the earth (Bot.), a twining plant ({Ipom[oe]a
        pandurata) with leaves and flowers much like those of the
        morning-glory, but having an immense tuberous farinaceous
        root.
  
     Man of sin (Script.), one who is the embodiment of evil,
        whose coming is represented (--2 Thess. ii. 3) as
        preceding the second coming of Christ. [A Hebraistic
        expression]
  
     Man of war.
         (a) A warrior; a soldier. --Shak.
         (b) (Naut.) See in the Vocabulary.
         (c) See Portuguese man-of-war under man-of-war and
             also see Physalia.
  
     Man-stopping bullet (Mil.), a bullet which will produce a
        sufficient shock to stop a soldier advancing in a charge;
        specif., a small-caliber bullet so modified as to expand
        when striking the human body, producing a severe wound
        which is also difficult to treat medically. Types of
        bullets called hollow-nosed bullets, soft-nosed
        bullets and hollow-point bullets are classed as
        man-stopping. The dumdum bullet or dumdum is another
        well-known variety. Such bullets were originally designed
        for wars with savage tribes.
  
     To be one's own man, to have command of one's self; not to
        be subject to another.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Men \Men\ (m[e^]n), n.,
     pl. of Man.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Men \Men\, pron. [OE. me, men. ``Not the plural of man, but a
     weakened form of the word man itself.'' Skeat.]
     A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and
     corresponding to the present indefinite one or they. [Obs.]
     --Piers Plowman.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Men moot give silver to the poure friars. --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A privy thief, men clepeth death.        --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ribbonman \Rib"bon*man\, n.; pl. -men.
     A member of the Ribbon Society. See Ribbon Society, under
     Ribbon.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Roberdsman \Rob"erds*man\, Robertsman \Rob"erts*man\, n.; pl.
     -men. (Old Statutes of Eng.)
     A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called
     from Robin Hood.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Trackman \Track"man\, n.; pl. -men. (Railroads)
     One employed on work on the track; specif., a trackwalker.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Tripeman \Tripe"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     A man who prepares or sells tripe.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Beadsman \Beads"man\, Bedesman \Bedes"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray
     for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for
           ever unto Almighty God.                  --Fuller.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Henchman \Hench"man\ (h[e^]nch"man), n.; pl. -men (-men). [OE.
     hencheman, henxman; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E.
     man, and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G.
     hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding.]
     An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a
     political cant term.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  High-churchman \High"-church`man\, n.; pl. -men.
     One who holds high-church principles.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Keelman \Keel"man\, n.; pl. -{men.
     See Keeler, 1.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Lightman \Light"man\ (-m[a^]n), n.; pl. -men (-m[e^]n).
     A man who carries or takes care of a light. --T. Brown.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Light-horseman \Light"-horse`man\ (-h[^o]rs`man), n.; pl. -men
     (-men).
     1. A soldier who serves in the light horse. See under 5th
        Light.
  
     2. (Zo["o]l.) A West Indian fish of the genus Ephippus,
        remarkable for its high dorsal fin and brilliant colors.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Low-churchman \Low"-church`man\, n.; pl. -men.
     One who holds low-church principles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ribbonman \Rib"bon*man\, n.; pl. -men.
     A member of the Ribbon Society. See Ribbon Society, under
     Ribbon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Roberdsman \Rob"erds*man\, Robertsman \Rob"erts*man\, n.; pl.
     -men. (Old Statutes of Eng.)
     A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called
     from Robin Hood.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Overman \O"ver*man\, n.; pl. -men.
     1. One in authority over others; a chief; usually, an
        overseer or boss.
  
     2. An arbiter.
  
     3. In the philosophy of Nietzsche, a man of superior physique
        and powers capable of dominating others; one fitted to
        survive in an egoistic struggle for the mastery.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Skyman \Sky"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     An a["e]ronaut. [Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Signalman \Sig"nal*man\, n.; pl. -men.
     A man whose business is to manage or display signals;
     especially, one employed in setting the signals by which
     railroad trains are run or warned.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Trackman \Track"man\, n.; pl. -men. (Railroads)
     One employed on work on the track; specif., a trackwalker.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Orangeman \Or"ange*man\, n.; pl. -men.
     One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in
     1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the
     regning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of the
     Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the
     kingdom, etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of
     Orange, who became William III. of England.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Plainsman \Plains"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     One who lives in the plains.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Pointsman \Points"man\, n.; pl. -men (-men).
     A man who has charge of railroad points or switches. [Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Plowman \Plow"man\, Ploughman \Plough"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a
        husbandman. --Chaucer. Macaulay.
  
     2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer.
  
     Plowman's spikenard (Bot.), a European composite weed
        ({Conyza squarrosa), having fragrant roots. --Dr. Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Tripeman \Tripe"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     A man who prepares or sells tripe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Beadsman \Beads"man\, Bedesman \Bedes"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray
     for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
  
           Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for
           ever unto Almighty God.                  --Fuller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Man \Man\, n.; pl. Men. [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to
     OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan.
     Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to
     Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf. Minx a pert
     girl.]
     1. A human being; -- opposed tobeast.
  
              These men went about wide, and man found they none,
              But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one. --R.
                                                    of Glouc.
  
              The king is but a man, as I am; the violet smells to
              him as it doth to me.                 --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Gownsman \Gowns"man\, Gownman \Gown"man\, n.; pl. -men (-men).
     One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or
     lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university;
     hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Handcraftsman \Hand"crafts`man\, n.; pl. -men.
     A handicraftsman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Handi-craftsman \Hand"i-crafts`man\, n.; pl. -men.
     A man skilled or employed in handcraft. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Men \Men\, n.,
     pl. of Man.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Men \Men\, pron. [OE. me, men. ``Not the plural of man, but a
     weakened form of the word man itself.'' Skeat.]
     A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and
     corresponding to the present indefinite one or they. [Obs.]
     --Piers Plowman.
  
           Men moot give silver to the poure triars. --Chaucer.
  
           A privy thief, men clepeth death.        --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Henchman \Hench"man\, n.; pl. -men. [OE. hencheman, henxman;
     prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man, and meaning, a
     groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG.
     hengist horse, gelding.]
     An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a
     political cant term.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  High-churchman \High"-church`man\, n.; pl. -men.
     One who holds high-church principles.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Herdman \Herd"man\, Herdsman \Herds"man\, n.; pl. -men.
     The owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in
     tending a herd of cattle.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  man
       n 1: an adult male person (as opposed to a woman); "there were
            two women and six men on the bus" [syn: adult male]
            [ant: woman]
       2: someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a
          military force; "two men stood sentry duty" [syn: serviceman,
           military man, military personnel] [ant: civilian]
       3: the generic use of the word to refer to any human being; "it
          was every man for himself"
       4: all of the inhabitants of the earth; "all the world loves a
          lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind'
          seemed to slight the women" [syn: world, human race, humanity,
           humankind, human beings, humans, mankind]
       5: any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae [syn: homo,
           human being, human]
       6: a male subordinate; "the chief stationed two men outside the
          building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
       7: an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and
          courageous competent); "the army will make a man of you"
       8: 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" [ant: woman]
       9: a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his
          employer; "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man" [syn: valet,
           valet de chambre, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman]
       10: one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea [syn: Isle of Man]
       11: game equipment consisting of an object used in playing
           certain board games; "he taught me to set up the men on
           the chess board"; "he sacrificed a piece to get a
           strategic advantage" [syn: piece]
       v 1: take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place;
            "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
       2: provide with men; "We cannot man all the desks"
       [also: manning, manned, men (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  men
       n : the force of workers available [syn: work force, workforce,
            manpower, hands]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  men
       See man

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  men
     Νορβηγικά conj.
     αλλά

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  -men
     Latin suf.
     (non-gloss definition: forms neuter nouns of the third declension)
     Occitan suf.
     (alternative form of oc -ment)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  m'en
     French contraction
     (l fr me) + (l fr en)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  men
     Chuukese adv.
     (form of chk softer form fakkun  very)
     Crimean Tatar pron.
     (lb crh personal) I (first-person singular)
     Dutch pron.
     (lb nl indefinite subject) one, you, they, everyone; humanity, (the)
  people, the public opinion
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl mennen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Fula pron.
     (ngd: first person plural exclusive;short form) we, us
     Icelandic n.
     necklace, especially one with a pendant
     Japanese roman.
     (ja-romanization of: めん)
     Mandarin roman.
     (cmn-pinyin of: 們)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm man t=one, you id=one, you)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm mon t=man id=man)
     n.
     (plural of en man)
     Norwegian Nynorsk conj.
     1 but, however; introducing a clause that contrasts with the
  preceding clause, sentence or common belief.
     2 though
     3 only
     Norwegian Nynorsk n.
     difficulty
     Pohnpeian vb.
     to want
     Sherbro n.
     (lb bun chiefly in the plural) water
     Sumerian roman.
     (romanization of sux 𒃞 tr=men)
     Translingual sym.
     (ISO 639: 2&3)
     Turkmen pron.
     (lb tk personal) I
     Uzbek pron.
     (lb uz personal) I
     Volapük n.
     man (q: male or female), human, human being

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  men-
     Malay pre.
     (alternative form of ms meng-)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Men
     Polish n.
     (place pl river c/Germany t1=Main)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  MEN
     n.
     (acronym of en multiple endocrine neoplasia)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  -men
     suf.
     (plural of en -man)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  men
     n.
     (plural of en man)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Men
     n.
     A god once worshipped in the western interior parts of Anatolia, and
  associated with lunar symbolism.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  MEN
     n.
     (acronym of en multiple endocrine neoplasia)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  -men
     Latin suf.
     (non-gloss definition: forms neuter nouns of the third declension)
     suf.
     (plural of en -man)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  m'en
     French contraction
     (l fr me) + (l fr en)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  men
     Danish n.
     injury
     Danish conj.
     1 but
     2 (qualifier: as a noun) but, catch, hitch, snag
     Dutch pron.
     (lb nl indefinite subject) one, you, they, everyone; humanity, (the)
  people, the public opinion
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl mennen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Haitian Creole n.
     hand
     Haitian Creole conj.
     but
     Italian adv.
     (apocopic form of it meno)
     Italian contraction
     (lb it literary archaic) (contraction of it me ne)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm man t=one, you id=one, you)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm mon t=man id=man)
     Norwegian Bokmål conj.
     1 but, however; introducing a clause that contrasts with the
  preceding clause, sentence or common belief.
     2 though
     3 only
     Norwegian Bokmål alt.
     1 damage; injury (also mén)
     2 permanent disability
     3 difficulty; drawback
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 damage; injury (also mén)
     2 permanent disability
     3 difficulty; drawback
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb mene  imp)
     Old Norse n.
     necklace
     Swedish conj.
     1 but; introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause,
  sentence or common belief.
     2 yet, but, however
     Swedish n.
     n a handicap, long-time remnant of a physical or mental injury, which
  affects a person negatively
     Turkish n.
     1 An act of prohibiting, forbidding
     2 An act of preventing, hindering
     Turkish pron.
     (lb tr dialectal) I, me

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Men
     Polish n.
     (place pl river c/Germany t1=Main)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  MEN
     n.
     (acronym of en multiple endocrine neoplasia)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  -men
     Latin suf.
     (non-gloss definition: forms neuter nouns of the third declension)
     suf.
     (plural of en -man)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  m'en
     French contraction
     (l fr me) + (l fr en)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  men
     Danish n.
     injury
     Danish conj.
     1 but
     2 (qualifier: as a noun) but, catch, hitch, snag
     Dutch pron.
     (lb nl indefinite subject) one, you, they, everyone; humanity, (the)
  people, the public opinion
     Dutch vb.
     (infl of nl mennen  1 s pres ind ; imp)
     Haitian Creole n.
     hand
     Haitian Creole conj.
     but
     Italian adv.
     (apocopic form of it meno)
     Italian contraction
     (lb it literary archaic) (contraction of it me ne)
     Middle English pron.
     (alt form enm man t=one, you id=one, you)
     Middle English n.
     (plural of enm mon t=man id=man)
     Norwegian Bokmål conj.
     1 but, however; introducing a clause that contrasts with the
  preceding clause, sentence or common belief.
     2 though
     3 only
     Norwegian Bokmål alt.
     1 damage; injury (also mén)
     2 permanent disability
     3 difficulty; drawback
     Norwegian Bokmål n.
     1 damage; injury (also mén)
     2 permanent disability
     3 difficulty; drawback
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     (infl of nb mene  imp)
     Old Norse n.
     necklace
     Swedish conj.
     1 but; introducing a clause that contrasts with the preceding clause,
  sentence or common belief.
     2 yet, but, however
     Swedish n.
     n a handicap, long-time remnant of a physical or mental injury, which
  affects a person negatively
     Turkish n.
     1 An act of prohibiting, forbidding
     2 An act of preventing, hindering
     Turkish pron.
     (lb tr dialectal) I, me

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Men
     Polish n.
     (place pl river c/Germany t1=Main)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  MEN
     n.
     (acronym of en multiple endocrine neoplasia)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  men
     Hollanti pron.
     (yhteys indpron k=nl) Muodollisena subjektina passiivin kaltaisessa
  lauseessa, vrt. ruotsin ''man''
     Norja conj.
     (rinnkonj: k=no) mutta
     Norja n.
     haitta; vamma
     Tanska conj.
     (rinnkonj: k=da) mutta
     Tanska n.
     haitta; vamma

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  men
     Bokmål conj.
     #Svenska
     conj.
     förbinder två satser eller satsdelar och betecknar motsättning mellan
  dessa
     n.
     1 varaktig kroppslig eller själslig skada, olägenhet eller
  (allmännare) nackdel
     2 substantiverad användning av konjunktionen men#Konjunktion som
  anspelar på dess karaktär av att inleda invändningar (?: Verkligen ett
  regelrätt substantiv? Se diskussion)
     Engelska n.
     (böjning en subst man)
     Limburgiska conj.
     men#Svenska

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  meN-
     Indonesiska article
     1 ''(prefix som skapar aktiva verbformer med assimilation)''
     2 ''(prefix som skapar vissa andra ord med liknande assimilation som
  förekommer vid verb)''

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  men
     conj.
     förbinder två satser eller satsdelar och betecknar motsättning mellan
  dessa
     n.
     1 varaktig kroppslig eller själslig skada, olägenhet eller
  (allmännare) nackdel
     2 substantiverad användning av konjunktionen men#Konjunktion som
  anspelar på dess karaktär av att inleda invändningar (?: Verkligen ett
  regelrätt substantiv? Se diskussion)

From Sorani-Kurmanji Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:ckb-kmr ]

  men
  min, mine, pîvanek giraniyê / qursiyê ya nêzî 3 kîlograman e

From Sorani-Kurmanji Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:ckb-kmr ]

  men
  vê gotinê de: Her kes menî malî xoyetî Her kes hosteyê karên xwe ye

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:dan-eng ]

  men /mˈεn/
  but

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Men /mˈɛn/
  الرجال

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  men /mˈɛn/
  muži

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  gwŷr 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  dynion 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  men /mˈɛn/
  Männer 
   see: man, act big, throw one's weight about, man enough, get rid of …
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  men /mˈɛn/
  
  άνδρες

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  men /mˈɛn/
  ljudi, muškarci, mušku

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  men //mɛn// //mɪn// 
  人々
  human people

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  vyrai

From English-Swahili xFried/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-swh ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  
  wanaume

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  men /mˈɛn/
  1. (bak.) man.

From Kurdish-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:kur-tur ]

  men /mˌɛmɪkdˈank/
  ölçülerde birim

From Dutch-German FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:nld-deu ]

  men /mɛn/
  man

From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-eng ]

  men /mɛn/
  you, one, they

From Nederlands-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:nld-fra ]

  men /mɛn/
  on

From Nederlands-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2022.04.06 :   [ freedict:nld-ind ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  Bapak
  1. iemand, maar niemand in het bijzonder

From Nederlands-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-lat ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  alter
  1. iemand, maar niemand in het bijzonder

From Nederlands-lietuvių kalba FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 :   [ freedict:nld-lit ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  Jus
  1. iemand, maar niemand in het bijzonder

From Nederlands-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-pol ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  ktoś
  1. iemand, maar niemand in het bijzonder

From Nederlands-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-por ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  a gente
  1. iemand, maar niemand in het bijzonder

From Nederlands-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:nld-swe ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  man
  1. iemand, maar niemand in het bijzonder

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  men
  men

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  men
  men

From język polski-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-bul ]

  Men /mɛ̃n/ 
  Майн
  (geografia, geograficzny) rzeka w środkowych Niemczech;

From język polski-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-deu ]

  Men /mɛ̃n/ 
  Main
  (geografia, geograficzny) rzeka w środkowych Niemczech;

From język polski-English FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-eng ]

  Men /mɛ̃n/ 
  Main
  (geografia, geograficzny) rzeka w środkowych Niemczech;

From język polski-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-ita ]

  Men /mɛ̃n/ 
  Meno
  (geografia, geograficzny) rzeka w środkowych Niemczech;

From język polski-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-jpn ]

  Men /mɛ̃n/ 
  マイン川
  (geografia, geograficzny) rzeka w środkowych Niemczech;

From język polski-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:pol-por ]

  Men /mɛ̃n/ 
  Meno
  (geografia, geograficzny) rzeka w środkowych Niemczech;

From Svenska-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-bul ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  но
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  aber, sondern
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-deu ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  1. Nachteil, Schaden
  skada, olägenhet
  2. Aber
  substantiverad användning av konjunktionen men

From Svenska-ελληνικά FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-ell ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  αλλά, όμως
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Swedish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:swe-eng ]

  men /mˈeːlɔn/
  but

From Svenska-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fin ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  mutta
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fin ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  vaiva
  skada, olägenhet

From Svenska-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fra ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  mais, cependant
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-fra ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  mais
  substantiverad användning av konjunktionen men

From Svenska-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-ita ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  ma, però, tuttavia
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-jpn ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  けれども
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-latine FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-lat ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  sed, autem
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-Nederlands FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-nld ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  maar
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-nor ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  men
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-nor ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  1. mein, men
  skada, olägenhet
  2. men
  substantiverad användning av konjunktionen men

From Svenska-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-pol ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  ale, chociaż, lecz
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-pol ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  1. szkoda, uszczerbek
  skada, olägenhet
  2. ale
  substantiverad användning av konjunktionen men

From Svenska-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-por ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  mas, embora
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-rus ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  но, а
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-rus ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  но
  substantiverad användning av konjunktionen men

From Svenska-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-spa ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  pero, mas, aunque
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From Svenska-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:swe-tur ]

  men /mˈɛn/ 
  ama, fakat
  förbinder två satser och betecknar motsättning mellan dessa

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈmɛn/

From IPA:nb :   [ IPA:nb ]

  

/meːn/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "men":
     Everyman, John Doe, Public, body politic, citizenry, common man,
     commonwealth, community, community at large, crew, employees,
     estate, everybody, everyman, everyone, everywoman, fighting force,
     firepower, folk, folks, force, forces, gang, general public,
     gentry, hands, help, hired help, male sex, man, manhood, mankind,
     menfolk, menfolks, nation, nationality, people, people in general,
     personnel, persons, polity, populace, population, public, retinue,
     servantry, society, staff, state, sword side, the big battalions,
     the help, troops, units, work force, world, you and me
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 男人,人类,男子;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

  MEN
     n.
     pl. man的复数

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