Light-horseman \Light"-horse`man\ (-h[^o]rs`man), n.; pl. -men
(-men).
1. A soldier who serves in the light horse. See under 5th
Light.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A West Indian fish of the genus Ephippus,
remarkable for its high dorsal fin and brilliant colors.
Roberdsman \Rob"erds*man\, Robertsman \Rob"erts*man\, n.; pl.
-men. (Old Statutes of Eng.)
A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called
from Robin Hood.
Overman \O"ver*man\, n.; pl. -men.
1. One in authority over others; a chief; usually, an
overseer or boss.
2. An arbiter.
3. In the philosophy of Nietzsche, a man of superior physique
and powers capable of dominating others; one fitted to
survive in an egoistic struggle for the mastery.
Signalman \Sig"nal*man\, n.; pl. -men.
A man whose business is to manage or display signals;
especially, one employed in setting the signals by which
railroad trains are run or warned.
Orangeman \Or"ange*man\, n.; pl. -men.
One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in
1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the
regning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of the
Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the
kingdom, etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of
Orange, who became William III. of England.
Plowman \Plow"man\, Ploughman \Plough"man\, n.; pl. -men.
1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a
husbandman. --Chaucer. Macaulay.
2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer.
Plowman's spikenard (Bot.), a European composite weed
({Conyza squarrosa}), having fragrant roots. --Dr. Prior.
Beadsman \Beads"man\, Bedesman \Bedes"man\, n.; pl. -men.
A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray
for the soul of its founder; an almsman.
Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for
ever unto Almighty God. --Fuller.
Man \Man\, n.; pl. Men. [AS. mann, man, monn, mon; akin to
OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel. ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan.
Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr. manu, manus, and perh. to
Skr. man to think, and E. mind. [root]104. Cf. Minx a pert
girl.]
1. A human being; -- opposed tobeast.
These men went about wide, and man found they none,
But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one. --R.
of Glouc.
The king is but a man, as I am; the violet smells to
him as it doth to me. --Shak.
Gownsman \Gowns"man\, Gownman \Gown"man\, n.; pl. -men (-men).
One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or
lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university;
hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier.
Men \Men\, pron. [OE. me, men. ``Not the plural of man, but a
weakened form of the word man itself.'' Skeat.]
A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and
corresponding to the present indefinite one or they. [Obs.]
--Piers Plowman.
Men moot give silver to the poure triars. --Chaucer.
A privy thief, men clepeth death. --Chaucer.
Henchman \Hench"man\, n.; pl. -men. [OE. hencheman, henxman;
prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E. man, and meaning, a
groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G. hengst stallion, OHG.
hengist horse, gelding.]
An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a
political cant term.
57 Moby Thesaurus words for "men":
Everyman, John Doe, Public, body politic, citizenry, common man,
commonwealth, community, community at large, crew, employees,
estate, everybody, everyman, everyone, everywoman, fighting force,
firepower, folk, folks, force, forces, gang, general public,
gentry, hands, help, hired help, male sex, man, manhood, mankind,
menfolk, menfolks, nation, nationality, people, people in general,
personnel, persons, polity, populace, population, public, retinue,
servantry, society, staff, state, sword side, the big battalions,
the help, troops, units, work force, world, you and me
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