a person or group asserting authority or power over another, esp. in a manner experienced as being oppressive, demeaning, or threatening, as an employer, the police, or a dominating racial group
b.
a person or group upon whom one is dependent, as the drug supplier for an addict
Also: the Man
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All related terms of 'the man'
the New Man
a type of modern man who allows the caring side of his nature to show by being supportive and by sharing child care and housework
the VAT man
an informal way of referring to HM Revenue & Customs
man in the moon
the moon when considered to resemble the face of a man
man of the cloth
a clergyman or other ecclesiastic
man of the house
the male head of a household
man of the world
If you say that someone is a man of the world or a woman of the world , you mean that they are experienced and know about the practical or social aspects of life, and are not easily shocked by immoral or dishonest actions.
the outward man
the body as opposed to the soul
the working man
working class people collectively
man in the street
the typical or ordinary person, esp as a hypothetical unit in statistics
man on the street
→ man in the street
the Fall (of Man)
Adam's sin of yielding to temptation in eating the forbidden fruit, and his subsequent loss of grace
the man in the street the woman in the street
If you talk about the man in the street or the woman in the street , you mean ordinary people in general .
the man on the Clapham omnibus
an ordinary , average person
to the last detail/to the last man
You use expressions such as to the last detail and to the last man to indicate that a plan , situation , or activity includes every single person, thing, or part involved.
the odd man out/the odd woman out/the odd one out
The odd man out , the odd woman out , or the odd one out in a particular situation is a person who is different from the other people in it.