man-of-war

See also: man of war

English

Alternative forms

• man of war; man-o’-war, man o’ war, man-o-war

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mæn.ə(v)ˈwɔɹ/
• IPA^(key): /man.ə(v)ˈwɔː/
• IPA^(key): /mɛn.ɘ(v)ˈwoː/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)

Noun

man-of-war (plural men-of-war)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see man,‎ of,‎ war. (A military man.)
2. (historical, military, nautical) An armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails.
3. A jellyfish-like marine cnidarian of the family , a Portuguese man-of-war or Pacific man-of-war.

   Synonym: bluebottle

4. (ornithology) A man of war bird, a magnificent frigatebird.

Derived terms

• man-o'-war suit

Translations

military man

• Finnish: sotamies (fi)
• French: homme de guerre m
• Portuguese: guerreiro (pt)
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• Russian: вое́нный (ru) m (vojénnyj), военнослу́жащий (ru) m (vojennoslúžaščij)
• Spanish: hombre de guerra m

armed naval vessel

• Arabic: سَفِينَة حَرْبِيَّة f (safīna ḥarbiyya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 軍艦／军舰 (zh) (jūnjiàn), 军舰 (zh) (jūnjiàn), 兵船 (zh) (bīngchuán)

• Finnish: sotalaiva (fi)
• French: navire de guerre m
• German: Kriegsschiff (de) n
• Gujarati: મનવાર (manvār)
• Hawaiian: manuā
• Hebrew: אֳנִיַּת מִלְחָמָה (he) f (oniyat milkhamah), אֳנִיָּת קְרָב (he) f (oniyat krav)
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• Italian: nave da guerra f
• Japanese: 軍艦 (ja) (ぐんかん, gunkan), 戦艦 (ja) (せんかん, senkan)
• Korean: 군함 (ko) (gunham)
• Maori: manuao
• Portuguese: navio de guerra m
• Russian: вое́нный кора́бль m (vojénnyj koráblʹ)
• Spanish: buque de guerra m
• Ukrainian: військо́вий корабе́ль m (vijsʹkóvyj korabélʹ)

cnidarian — see Portuguese man-of-war

man of war bird — see magnificent frigatebird

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Translations to be checked

• Ancient Greek: ^{(please verify)} ἀνὴρ πολεμιστής m (anḕr polemistḗs)
• Interlingua: ^{(please verify)} homine de guerra
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• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 鰹の烏帽子 (かつおのえぼし, katsuo no e bo shi), ^{(please verify)} マノウォー (manouō)
• Latin: ^{(please verify)} vir bellator m

References

• “man-of-war”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.