new man

noun

A man who, rejecting sexist attitudes and traditional conceptions of masculinity, aims to be caring and sensitive, and to take a substantial role in the domestic routine.

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Meanings

new man1

nounnew man (plural new men)

plural new men

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of New Man.

New Man2

nounNew Man (plural New Men)

plural New Men · alternative new man

  1. A man who, rejecting sexist attitudes and traditional conceptions of masculinity, aims to be caring and sensitive, and to take a substantial role in the domestic routine.

    When [Norman] Schwartzkopf shed a public tear for the Americans killed, wounded and captured in the 1990–91 Gulf War, he was roundly praised as a New Man.

    1999, Anthony McMahon, Taking Care of Men: Sexual Politics in the Public Mind, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 104
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APA

new man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20man

MLA

“new man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20man. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “new man,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/new%20man.

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