man in WordNet English dictionary

1. an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
   "there were two women and six men on the bus"
   man  adult male 
   
2. a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
   "Jeeves was Bertie Wooster's man"
   valet  valet de chambre  gentleman  gentleman's gentleman  man 
   
3. any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
   homo  man  human being  human 
   
4. all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
   "all the world loves a lover"; "she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women"
   world  human race  humanity  humankind  human beings  humans  mankind  man 
   
5. 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"
   man  piece 
   
6. someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force
   "two men stood sentry duty"
   serviceman  military man  man  military personnel 
   
7. the generic use of the word to refer to any human being
   "it was every man for himself"
   man 
   
8. an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)
   "the army will make a man of you"
   man 
   
9. 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"
   man 
   
10. a male subordinate
    "the chief stationed two men outside the building"; "he awaited word from his man in Havana"
    man 
    

1. provide with workers
   "We cannot man all the desks"; "Students were manning the booths"
   man 
   
2. take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
   "Mr. Smith manned the reception desk in the morning"
   man