advance man |
an agent or aide who takes care of publicity, security, and other arrangements in advance of the appearance of a politician, theater group, or the like. |
advertising man |
one who works in the advertising business, esp. as a designer, salesman, or executive; adman. |
ape-man |
an extinct primate representing the transitional point in evolution between apes and modern man. (Cf. missing link.) |
best man |
the bridegroom's principal attendant at a wedding. |
Blue Man Group |
a creative organization that provides performance-art theater in the form of a trio of blue-painted entertainers who incorporate such elements as food, odd props, rock music, and audience participation into their show. |
bogey man |
an imaginary, frightening man that supposedly carries away disobedient children; boogeyman. |
cave man |
one who lives in a cave, esp. a prehistoric human being; cave dweller. [2 definitions] |
con man |
see "confidence man." |
confidence man |
a swindler who operates a confidence game; con man. |
enlisted man |
a member of the military who is neither a commissioned officer nor a warrant officer. |
every man jack |
every single person in a particular group or population. |
family man |
a man who is devoted to his wife and children. |
fellow-man |
a fellow member of the human race. |
G-man |
an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation; government man. |
hatchet man |
(informal) a person hired by another to commit murder. [3 definitions] |
he-man |
(informal) a strong, virile, or masterful man. |
hit man |
(informal) a hired killer; paid assassin. |
holy man |
in some cultures, one who is attributed with the power to heal the sick and to guide the community. [2 definitions] |
Java man |
a prehistoric human known from fossilized skeleton parts found in Java, thought to be from the late Pleistocene period; pithecanthropus. |
ladies' man |
a man who is extremely attentive to women and who seeks and enjoys their company. |