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What (who) is -man - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
MAN; Man (album); Man (song)
-man
-man combines with numbers to make adjectives which indicate that something involves or is intended for that number of people.
The four-man crew on board the fishing trawler...
...a two-man tent.
= -person
COMB in ADJ: ADJ n
-man
¦ combining form
1. in nouns denoting a man of a specified nationality or origin: Frenchman.
2. in nouns denoting a person, especially a man, belonging to a specified group or having a specified occupation or role: layman|oarsman.
3. a ship of a specified kind: merchantman.
Usage
The use of the form -man to create words referring to an occupation or role, as in fireman and policeman, is now often regarded as outdated and sexist. As a result, there has been a move away from -man compounds except where referring to a specific male person. Alternative gender-neutral terms which can be used instead include firefighter and police officer.
Sixth man
BASKETBALL PLAYER
6th man; Sixth Man
The sixth man in basketball is a player who is not a starter but comes off the bench much more often than other reserves, often being the first player to be substituted in. The sixth man often plays minutes equal to or exceeding some of the starters and posts similar statistics.
Wikipedia
Man (disambiguation)
A man is an adult male of the modern human species, its individuals, and nearest extinct relatives. See also man (word) for the etymology.
Man or MAN may also refer to:
Examples of use of -man
1. Thought for Today: "There is no escape _ man drags man down, or man lifts man up." _ Attributed to Booker T.
2. BG: Well you know that‘s true man, brother, brother, man, brother, this is please man, not...
3. The detainees include a 37–year–old Nigerian man, a 31–year–old Senegalese man, a 38–year–old Chinese man from Indonesia and an Ecuadorean man.
4. "He‘s an innocent man, and a good man," said Gen.
5. Blair, the man demonised, is also the man in denial.