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man-of-war n

(military, archaic except humorous) A man whose occupation is fighting in wars; a soldier, a warrior. (military, nautical, chiefly historical) A powerful armed naval vessel, primarily one armed with cannon and propelled by sails; a warship. (obsolete, rare) In full man-of-war's-man: a sailor serving on board an armed naval vessel. Senses relating to animals. Short for man-of-war bird or (obsolete) man-of-war hawk: any of a number of seabirds, especially one which attacks other seabirds to take their food. (specifically, archaic) A frigatebird (family Fregatidae), especially the magnificent frigatebird (Fregata magnificens). (specifically, US) The Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus). Short for Portuguese man-of-war (“Physalia physalis, a jellyfish-like marine cnidarian consisting of a floating colony of hydrozoans attached to a float”)

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