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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class III. Words Relating to Matter
Section III. Organic Matter
1. Vitality
2. Special Vitality

373. Man.

   NOUN:MAN, male, he; manhood (adolescence) [See Adolescence]; gentleman, sir, master, dan [archaic], don, huzur [India], sahib [India]; yeoman, chap [colloq.], wight [now chiefly jocose], swain, fellow, blade, beau, gaffer [dial. Eng.], goodman [archaic]; husband (married man) [See Marriage]; boy (youth) [See Infant].
  MISTER, Mr., monsieur (abbr. M., pl. MM. or Messrs.) [F.], Herr [Ger.], signor [It., used before name], signore [It.], signorino [It., dim. of signore], signior [Eng. form], seignior, señor [Sp.], senhor [Pg.]
  [MALE ANIMAL] cock, drake, gander, dog, boar, stag, hart, buck, horse, entire horse, stallion; gib [rare], tom, tomcat; he-goat, billy-goat [colloq.]; ram, tup; bull, bullock; capon; ox, gelding; steer, stot [prov. Eng.].
   ADJECTIVE:MALE, he, masculine; manly, virile; unwomanly, unfeminine.
   QUOTATIONS:
  1. Hominem pagina nostra sapit.—Martial
  2. Homo homini aut deus aut lupus.—Erasmus
  3. Homo vitæ commodatus non donatus est.—Syrus
  4. When Adam dolve, and Eve span, Who was then the gentleman?—John Ball