the man
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.81 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The oppressive powers that be, including the government and corporations, as coordinated outside of one's control.
noun
An oppressive or domineering person of authority, usually male; especially, one's boss.
noun
The best man for a job; someone with exceptional skills.
name
Alternative letter-case form of the man (when construed as a proper noun, naming the one and only).
Example Sentences
- "Holonym: the System"
- "The man gets you down."
- "I'm sorry I couldn’t meet you earlier, but I spent all night working for the man."
- "It starts when you're always afraid / Step out of line, the man come and take you away"
- "“Bitch, shut up that noise!” Cowboy hissed hotly from somewhere in the darkness ahead of her. “You wanna bring the man down on me or somethin’? […]”"
- "Left a good job in the city / Workin' for the man every night and day"
Etymology
Originally from US English.