man
623
5.5
- noun
- /mæn/
:
criado
- Anyway, your dad had it specially bound by that man in Italy years ago.
And what was the banging hammer man doing right?
- And what was the banging hammer man doing right?
- But yeah, they sent the dog man and knocked the door.
- No middles man, no, no middle man, no horrible extras.
- And he walks by this man who's got a mop and a bucket.
- Whoa, he's like his worker man Oh my.
- The a caddy man or something man, track man, track man.
- You're not a bad man fan, just camera man.
- People know you as the man that you're the removal man.
- And I'll always remember it was an ice cream man that gave me more confidence.
- It was like cutting out the middle man or middle woman of corruption.
- He said that, you know, people complain about the middle man or the middle person, right?
- And essentially you're not paying for a middle man, the bank, the institution.
Examples
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And now I work with this man, which is blowing my mind.
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Hold this man till the end.
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Just listen, this man has his own company.
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Sir, you need to let the man do his job.
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We think you are a man we can trust.
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Get my man through all right?
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This man is not for you, Harvey... and you shouldn't be seen in public with him.
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I'm gonna look up an old friend of mine who's a newspaper man.
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So I got to work with a man named Dirk Stroick.
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He is the best sales man at our company, always exceeding his quotas.
Synonyms
600
1.0
A person employed to do physical or routine jobs
422
1.0
A person who works in someone's home doing jobs like cooking and cleaning
161
3.7
A man who manages the staff in a large house and serves meals
39
6.0
A person who helps someone dress and care for their clothes
13
1.4
A person who does physical jobs like building or fixing things
11
7.4
A man who works in someone's house doing jobs like cleaning and helping with meals
8
7.2
A worker who supports the employer instead of helping fellow workers
7
8.9
A man who works in a large house, greeting visitors and serving meals
7
7.3
A person who does small, unimportant jobs for other people
5
9.0
A man who works as a servant in a rich house and obeys orders
4
3.2
A man who works on a farm for pay
1
2.3
A person who works in a home doing cleaning, cooking and other daily tasks
1
9.1
A man who helps a rich man dress and looks after his personal needs
1
9.4
A person who helps someone dress and bathe every day
1
9.9
A man who cares for a person's clothes and personal needs in a house or court
1
8.4
A loyal, reliable person who helps a leader with many tasks
A man who works in a home to serve and help people
Idioms
- Informal
Each person must look after themselves in a dangerous or confusing situation
- Offensive
A joking phrase people use after 'I see' to show they do not believe someone
Compounds
15
7.5
A performer who plays a serious role in a comedy to make the other person's jokes funnier
9
7.3
A person who has skill and knowledge in many different areas like art and science
- Offensive
8
8.4
An older man who makes sexual comments or touches younger people when they do not want him to
- US
7
6.5
A man who lives in the mountains or other wild places and can hunt and survive
5
6.3
A man who has a lot of life experience and is comfortable in many social situations
- Offensive
3
5.5
A person who always agrees with someone in charge to get approval or avoid trouble
- Literature
3
6.7
A shape people imagine on the moon's surface that looks like a face
How Senior
Surface Forms
Etymology
Man was also used for a male worker or servant — a 'man' of someone — so it came to mean a male assistant or agent. This is why in older stories a gentleman might have 'my man' to help with personal tasks.