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Definition man in American English

man verb

[transitive] verb
/mæn/
1

to provide a place, machine, or system with the people needed to operate it. Some people avoid using this word because they think it is offensive to women, and they use staff or crew instead

Example

We need someone to man the switchboard.

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Definition man in American English

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