men

Meanings

Noun

• the force of workers available
• an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
  • "there were two women and six men on the bus"
• someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
  • "two men stood sentry duty"
• the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
• any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
• a male subordinate
  • "the chief stationed two men outside the building"
• an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
• a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
• a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman
• one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea
• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
  • "he taught me to set up the men on the chess board"
• all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
  • "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"

Synonyms

adult male, gentleman, gentleman's gentleman, hands, homo, human, human being, human beings, human race, humanity, humankind, humans, Isle of Man, man, Man, mankind, manpower, military man, military personnel, piece, serviceman, valet, valet de chambre, work force, workforce, world

Antonyms

civilian, woman