man among men
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.02 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A man who is accepted on the same terms, and as having the same worth, as other men in society.
noun
A superior or remarkable man who stands out from other men; a leader or exemplar for other men.
Example Sentences
- "I have accomplished my dearest wish, I am a man among men, on an equal footing with Tom, Dick and Harry, and yet it isn't just exactly what I thought it was going to be."
- "The boy was on terms of perfect equality with Obed and the Panther. They treated him as a man among men."
- "Willson transformed Roy Fitzgerald into Rock Hudson and secured him an apprenticeship. . . . [H]e was able to establish his film personality: steady, likable, a man among men."
- "Near-synonym: man's man"
- "And be thy ſelf Man among men on Earth, / Made fleſh, when time ſhall be, of Virgin ſeed, / By wondrous birth: […]"
- "To her distorted fancy he was a man among men, a hero, all that was admirable and magnificent."