man of war

See also man-of-war

English

Alternative forms

• man-of-war, man-o'-war, man o' war, man-o-war, man o war

Noun

man of war (plural men of war)

1. an armed naval vessel
2. Portuguese man-of-war, a jellyfish-like marine cnidarian of the family Physaliidae
3. man of war bird, the magnificent frigatebird
4. a military man

Translations

armed naval vessel — see man-of-war

type of jellyfish — see Portuguese man-of-war

man of war bird

military man

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• Chinese: 兵船 (bīngchuán)
• French: homme de guerre
• Ancient Greek: ἀνὴρ πολεμιστής (anēr polemistēs) m

• Interlingua: homine de guerra
• Japanese: 鰹の烏帽子(かつおのえぼし, katsuo no e bo shi), マノウォー
• Latin: vir bellator m
• Spanish: hombre de guerra