"man among men" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-man among men.ogg [Australia] Forms: men among men [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|men among men}} man among men (plural men among men)
  1. (idiomatic) A man who is accepted on the same terms, and as having the same worth, as other men in society. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People
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  2. (idiomatic) A superior or remarkable man who stands out from other men; a leader or exemplar for other men. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): People Related terms: man of the people, man's man
    Sense id: en-man_among_men-en-noun-S8JPnsEL Disambiguation of People: 51 49 Categories (other): English cognate expressions, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English cognate expressions: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 41 59 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 49 51

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