man

man man [mæn] verb manned _PTandPPX manning _PRESPARTX [transitive]

if a person or group mans a vehicle, place, or system, they work there or operate the system:

• He has opened an office manned by two of his sons.

• Can you man the phones (= answer any telephone calls ) for an hour?

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man UK US /mæn/ noun [C] HR, WORKPLACE

► a man who does a particular type of work: »

A man's coming to fix the photocopier later.

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Our man in Washington has this report on the election.

an advertising/a marketing/an operations man »

They brought in a top sales and marketing man to help with the new product launch.

● men in suits — Cf. men in suits

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man UK US /mæn/ verb [T] (-nn-) HR, WORKPLACE

► to use or operate equipment or machinery as part of your work, or to work in a particular place: »

Extra staff are brought in to man the phone lines during busy periods.

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All parts of the building, apart from toilets, are manned by security staff and covered by cameras.

→ See also MANNING(Cf. ↑manning)