New Man

New Man

English Noun
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Definition

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.

Example Sentences

  • "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."
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