"green man" meaning in All languages combined

See green man on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: green men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|green men}} green man (plural green men)
  1. (chiefly UK, Ireland) A small figure of a walking man illuminated in green on a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing, indicating that it is safe to cross the road. Tags: Ireland, UK Related terms: Green Man, little green man Coordinate_terms: red man Translations (traffic signal): 小綠人 /小绿人 (xiǎolǜrén) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-green_man-en-noun-9GxfqUvG Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'traffic signal': 82 18
  2. (entertainment, theater) In performances and pageants, a character adorned in foliage often carrying a club, who represents a wild man of the woods.
    Sense id: en-green_man-en-noun-Ua-Qhypw Categories (other): Theater, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

Inflected forms

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