Collocations for man - noun
1. male person
ADJ.
elderly, middle-aged, old, older, young
a little old man
a little old man
attractive, good-looking, handsome | ugly | short, tall | fat, thin | big, burly | little
a nice little man
a nice little man
black, white | dark, dark-haired, fair, fair-haired | bearded | blind | sick | dead | intelligent, wise | great
Several people made speeches in honour of the great man.
Several people made speeches in honour of the great man.
brave | charming, fine, good, kind, nice | honest | proud | quiet | bad, horrible
What a horrible man!
What a horrible man!
arrogant | strange | brutal, hard, violent | married, single | family
He''s a family man who rarely goes out with his friends.
He''s a family man who rarely goes out with his friends.
gay | professional | lucky
He was a lucky man to have found such a partner.
He was a lucky man to have found such a partner.
poor, rich | betting, gambling
I''ve never been a gambling man.
I''ve never been a gambling man.
self-made | right-hand
He found success hard to come by after losing his right-hand man.
He found success hard to come by after losing his right-hand man.
innocent | free
He walked out of court a free man.
He walked out of court a free man.
condemned
2. human beings
ADJ.
early, prehistoric, primitive | Stone Age, etc. | Neanderthal, etc.
PREP.
in ~
In man the brain is highly developed.
In man the brain is highly developed.
PHRASES
known to man
the most poisonous substance known to man
the most poisonous substance known to man