men
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- noun
- /mɛn/
:
mano de obra
- Jack Nicholson's courtroom scene in the film A Few Good Men brilliantly reminds us of this.
- Minute Men
Examples
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Anthony Giardina is the author of two novels, Men with Debts and A Boy's Pretensions.
Fiction book (1994) -
And you'd work alongside Union Men on such a mission?
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But the state militia and Minute Men had not given him an opportunity.
Academic text (2011) -
BEACH AND EDGE OF JUNGLE - DAY: FIFTEEN HUNDRED MEN spread along the beach, looking towards the jungle.
Fiction book (1992) -
Factory workforce totals many millions, men, women and children.
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They call themselves the Noble Men and they may be coming here to Fillmore.
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A global audience of more than 1 billion watched the 2014 Men's World Cup Final (Philipson, 2014).
Academic text (2017) -
SEE, BOSS, I TOLD YOU THESE MEN WERE THE BEST.
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YOU SURE YOUR MEN OUTSIDE WOULDN'T LIKE SOME COFFEE?
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The organization hired many skilled men to complete the project on time.
Synonyms
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2.4
All the people who work in a company, industry, or country
81
3.7
The number of people who can do work in a company or area
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1.4
A person who does physical jobs like building or fixing things
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5.9
Men in a family or community seen as a group
People who do physical work, especially on farms or in factories
Idioms
- Offensive
A joking phrase that shows old ideas about how men should act
Compounds
- Literature
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Men from the Bible who visited baby Jesus and gave gifts after following a star
How Many
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1
5.8
Surface Forms
Etymology
Men is the plural of man, and in old English man often meant 'person' or 'human' rather than only 'male'. Because it was used for people in general, men came to mean a group of people such as workers or soldiers, which is why we still use it for the people available to do a job.