Hypernyms for "man"
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adonis
air force officer
artilleryman
baboo
babu
bachelor
beau
bey
black
Black man
bluejacket
boy
boyfriend
bozo
bruiser
bull
buster
cannoneer
castrate
cat
checker
chequer
chess piece
chessman
clotheshorse
commander
commando
conscript
crew
dandy
devil dog
divorced man
draftee
dude
ejaculator
enlisted person
Esq
Esquire
eunuch
ex
ex-boyfriend
ex-husband
ex-serviceman
fashion plate
father figure
father surrogate
father-figure
fellow
fop
gallant
galoot
geezer
gentleman
golden boy
grass widower
graybeard
greybeard
gunner
guy
he-man
Herr
hombre
Homo erectus
Homo habilis
Homo rhodesiensis
Homo sapiens
Homo sapiens neanderthalensis
Homo soloensis
Hooray Henry
housefather
human beings
human race
humanity
humankind
humans
hunk
inamorato
inductee
iron man
ironman
ironside
leatherneck
machine gunner
macho-man
man
mankind
Marine
Methuselah
middle-aged man
military officer
military volunteer
Monsieur
navy man
Neandertal
Neandertal man
Neanderthal
Neanderthal man
noncombatant
occupier
officer
old boy
old man
paterfamilias
patriarch
Peter Pan
philanderer
ponce
posseman
ranger
Rhodesian man
sailor
sailor boy
Samson
Senhor
shaver
sheik
shipboard soldier
signior
signor
signore
sir
stiff
strapper
striper
stud
swain
swell
Tarzan
tile
unmarried man
vet
veteran
veteran soldier
voluntary
volunteer
white
white man
widower
widowman
womaniser
womanizer
wonder boy
world
yellow man
young buck
young man
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.