A grown man referred to familiarly, jokingly, or as a member of one's set or group

• chap

  1. To cause (the skin) to roughen, redden, or crack, especially as a result of cold or exposure:
  2. To split or become rough and sore:
  3. A sore roughening or splitting of the skin, caused especially by cold or exposure.

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  1. To cause (the skin) to roughen, redden, or crack, especially as a result of cold or exposure:
  2. To split or become rough and sore:
  3. A sore roughening or splitting of the skin, caused especially by cold or exposure.

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• boy

  1. A male child.
  2. A son:
  3. A man, especially a young man.

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  1. A male child.
  2. A son:
  3. A man, especially a young man.

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A man who is the favored companion of a woman

• boyfriend

  1. A male companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.
  2. A male friend.

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  1. A male companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.
  2. A male friend.

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• beau

  1. A male companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.
  2. A dandy; a fop.

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  1. A male companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.
  2. A dandy; a fop.

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One who is united in a relationship with another

• partner

  1. A member of a business partnership.
  2. A spouse.
  3. A domestic partner.

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  1. A member of a business partnership.
  2. A spouse.
  3. A domestic partner.

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• copartner

  1. A joint partner, as in a business enterprise; an associate.

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  1. A joint partner, as in a business enterprise; an associate.

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• confederate

  1. A member of a confederacy; an ally.
  2. One who assists in a plot; an accomplice.
  3. A supporter of the Confederate States of America.

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  1. A member of a confederacy; an ally.
  2. One who assists in a plot; an accomplice.
  3. A supporter of the Confederate States of America.

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• colleague

  1. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.

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  1. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.

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• cohort

  1. A group or band of people.
  2. A companion or associate.
  3. A generational group as defined in demographics, statistics, or market research:

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  1. A group or band of people.
  2. A companion or associate.
  3. A generational group as defined in demographics, statistics, or market research:

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• associate

  1. To connect in the mind or imagination:
  2. To connect or involve with a cause, group, or partner:
  3. To correlate or connect logically or causally:

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  1. To connect in the mind or imagination:
  2. To connect or involve with a cause, group, or partner:
  3. To correlate or connect logically or causally:

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• ally

  1. To place in a friendly association, as by treaty:
  2. To unite or connect in a personal relationship, as in friendship or marriage.
  3. To enter into an alliance:

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  1. To place in a friendly association, as by treaty:
  2. To unite or connect in a personal relationship, as in friendship or marriage.
  3. To enter into an alliance:

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• affiliate

  1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch:
  2. To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member:
  3. To assign the origin of.

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  1. To adopt or accept as a member, subordinate associate, or branch:
  2. To associate (oneself) as a subordinate, subsidiary, employee, or member:
  3. To assign the origin of.

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One who shares interests or activities with another

• pal

  1. A friend; a chum.
  2. To associate as friends or chums. Often used with around.

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  1. A friend; a chum.
  2. To associate as friends or chums. Often used with around.

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• buddy

  1. A good friend; a comrade.
  2. A partner, especially one of a pair or team associated under the buddy system.
  3. Friend or comrade; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy:

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  1. A good friend; a comrade.
  2. A partner, especially one of a pair or team associated under the buddy system.
  3. Friend or comrade; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy:

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• mate

  1. One of a matched pair:
  2. A spouse or romantic partner.
  3. Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate.

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  1. One of a matched pair:
  2. A spouse or romantic partner.
  3. Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate.

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• crony

  1. A longtime close friend or companion.

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  1. A longtime close friend or companion.

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• comrade

  1. A person who shares one's interests or activities; a friend or companion.
  2. A fellow member of a group, especially a fellow member of the Communist Party.

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  1. A person who shares one's interests or activities; a friend or companion.
  2. A fellow member of a group, especially a fellow member of the Communist Party.

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• companion

  1. A person who accompanies or associates with another; a comrade.
  2. A domestic partner.
  3. A person employed to assist, live with, or travel with another.

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  1. A person who accompanies or associates with another; a comrade.
  2. A domestic partner.
  3. A person employed to assist, live with, or travel with another.

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• chum

  1. An intimate friend or companion.
  2. To be an intimate friend.
  3. To display good-natured friendliness:

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  1. An intimate friend or companion.
  2. To be an intimate friend.
  3. To display good-natured friendliness:

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• associate

  1. To connect in the mind or imagination:
  2. To connect or involve with a cause, group, or partner:
  3. To correlate or connect logically or causally:

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  1. To connect in the mind or imagination:
  2. To connect or involve with a cause, group, or partner:
  3. To correlate or connect logically or causally:

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One that is very similar to another in rank or position

• peer

  1. To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty.
  2. To be partially visible; show:

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  1. To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty.
  2. To be partially visible; show:

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• equivalent

  1. Equal, as in value, force, or meaning.
  2. Having similar or identical effects.
  3. Being essentially equal, all things considered:

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  1. Equal, as in value, force, or meaning.
  2. Having similar or identical effects.
  3. Being essentially equal, all things considered:

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• equal

  1. Having the same quantity, measure, or value as another.
  2. Being the same or identical to in value.
  3. Having the same privileges, status, or rights:

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  1. Having the same quantity, measure, or value as another.
  2. Being the same or identical to in value.
  3. Having the same privileges, status, or rights:

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• compeer

  1. A person of equal status or rank; a peer.
  2. A comrade, companion, or associate.

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  1. A person of equal status or rank; a peer.
  2. A comrade, companion, or associate.

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• colleague

  1. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.

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  1. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.

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• coequal

  1. Equal with one another, as in rank or size.
  2. An equal.

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  1. Equal with one another, as in rank or size.
  2. An equal.

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One of a matched pair of things

• twin

  1. One of two offspring born at the same birth.
  2. One of two identical or similar people, animals, or things; a counterpart.
  3. Two interwoven crystals that are mirror images of each other.

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  1. One of two offspring born at the same birth.
  2. One of two identical or similar people, animals, or things; a counterpart.
  3. Two interwoven crystals that are mirror images of each other.

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• mate

  1. One of a matched pair:
  2. A spouse or romantic partner.
  3. Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate.

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  1. One of a matched pair:
  2. A spouse or romantic partner.
  3. Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate.

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• match

  1. One that is exactly like another or a counterpart to another:
  2. One that is like another in one or more specified qualities:
  3. One that is able to compete equally with another:

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  1. One that is exactly like another or a counterpart to another:
  2. One that is like another in one or more specified qualities:
  3. One that is able to compete equally with another:

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• duplicate

  1. Identically copied from an original.
  2. Existing or growing in two corresponding parts; double.
  3. Denoting a manner of play in cards in which partnerships or teams play the same deals and compare scores at the end:

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  1. Identically copied from an original.
  2. Existing or growing in two corresponding parts; double.
  3. Denoting a manner of play in cards in which partnerships or teams play the same deals and compare scores at the end:

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• double

  1. Twice as much in size, strength, number, or amount:
  2. Composed of two like parts:
  3. Composed of two unlike parts; dual:

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  1. Twice as much in size, strength, number, or amount:
  2. Composed of two like parts:
  3. Composed of two unlike parts; dual:

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• counterpart

  1. One that closely resembles another.
  2. One that has the same functions and characteristics as another; a corresponding person or thing:
  3. A duplicate of a legal document.

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  1. One that closely resembles another.
  2. One that has the same functions and characteristics as another; a corresponding person or thing:
  3. A duplicate of a legal document.

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• companion

  1. A person who accompanies or associates with another; a comrade.
  2. A domestic partner.
  3. A person employed to assist, live with, or travel with another.

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  1. A person who accompanies or associates with another; a comrade.
  2. A domestic partner.
  3. A person employed to assist, live with, or travel with another.

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A man or boy

• sprig

  1. A small shoot or twig of a plant.
  2. An ornament in this shape.
  3. A small brad without a head.

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  1. A small shoot or twig of a plant.
  2. An ornament in this shape.
  3. A small brad without a head.

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• squirt

  1. To flow from a narrow opening in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt.
  2. To issue in a thick flow:
  3. To eject liquid in a forceful stream or thick flow:

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  1. To flow from a narrow opening in a thin forceful stream or jet; spurt.
  2. To issue in a thick flow:
  3. To eject liquid in a forceful stream or thick flow:

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• bloke (British)

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• geezer

  1. An old person, especially an eccentric old man.

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  1. An old person, especially an eccentric old man.

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• codger

  1. A somewhat eccentric man, especially an old one.

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  1. A somewhat eccentric man, especially an old one.

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• cat

  1. A small domesticated carnivorous mammal (Felis catus), kept as a pet and as catcher of vermin, and existing in a variety of breeds.
  2. Any of various other carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, including the lion, tiger, leopard, and lynx.
  3. The fur of a domestic cat.

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  1. A small domesticated carnivorous mammal (Felis catus), kept as a pet and as catcher of vermin, and existing in a variety of breeds.
  2. Any of various other carnivorous mammals of the family Felidae, including the lion, tiger, leopard, and lynx.
  3. The fur of a domestic cat.

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• kid

  1. A young goat.
  2. One of the young of certain similar animals.
  3. The flesh of a young goat.

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  1. A young goat.
  2. One of the young of certain similar animals.
  3. The flesh of a young goat.

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• duffer

  1. An incompetent or dull-witted person.
  2. A casual or mediocre player of a sport, especially golf.
  3. A peddler of cheap merchandise.

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  1. An incompetent or dull-witted person.
  2. A casual or mediocre player of a sport, especially golf.
  3. A peddler of cheap merchandise.

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• youngster

  1. A young person; a child or youth.
  2. A young animal.

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  1. A young person; a child or youth.
  2. A young animal.

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• juvenile

  1. Not fully grown or developed; young.
  2. Of or characteristic of a young animal that has not reached sexual maturity:
  3. Characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people:

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  1. Not fully grown or developed; young.
  2. Of or characteristic of a young animal that has not reached sexual maturity:
  3. Characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people:

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• beau

  1. A male companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.
  2. A dandy; a fop.

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  1. A male companion or friend with whom one has a sexual or romantic relationship.
  2. A dandy; a fop.

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• master

  1. The owner or keeper of an animal:
  2. The owner of a slave.
  3. One who has control over or ownership of something:

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  1. The owner or keeper of an animal:
  2. The owner of a slave.
  3. One who has control over or ownership of something:

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• whippersnapper

  1. A person regarded as insignificant and pretentious.

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  1. A person regarded as insignificant and pretentious.

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• pubescent

  1. Reaching or having recently reached puberty.
  2. Covered with short hairs or soft down.

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  1. Reaching or having recently reached puberty.
  2. Covered with short hairs or soft down.

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• teenager

  1. A person between the ages of 13 and 19; an adolescent.

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  1. A person between the ages of 13 and 19; an adolescent.

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• adolescent

  1. Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence.
  2. Characteristic of adolescence; immature:
  3. A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity.

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  1. Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence.
  2. Characteristic of adolescence; immature:
  3. A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity.

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• garçon (French)

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• Herr (German)

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• señor (Spanish)

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• cadet

  1. A student at a military school or in a military program training to be an officer.
  2. A student training to be a police officer.
  3. A younger son or brother.

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  1. A student at a military school or in a military program training to be an officer.
  2. A student training to be a police officer.
  3. A younger son or brother.

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• stripling

  1. A male adolescent or young adult.

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  1. A male adolescent or young adult.

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• gentleman

  1. A man of gentle or noble birth or superior social position:
  2. A well-mannered and considerate man with high standards of proper behavior.
  3. A man of independent means who does not need to have a wage-paying job.

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  1. A man of gentle or noble birth or superior social position:
  2. A well-mannered and considerate man with high standards of proper behavior.
  3. A man of independent means who does not need to have a wage-paying job.

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• male

  1. Of, relating to, or designating the sex that has organs to produce spermatozoa for fertilizing ova.
  2. Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals:
  3. Consisting of members of this sex:

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  1. Of, relating to, or designating the sex that has organs to produce spermatozoa for fertilizing ova.
  2. Characteristic of or appropriate to this sex in humans and other animals:
  3. Consisting of members of this sex:

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• person

  1. A living human. Often used in combination:
  2. An individual of specified character:
  3. The composite of characteristics that make up an individual personality; the self.

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  1. A living human. Often used in combination:
  2. An individual of specified character:
  3. The composite of characteristics that make up an individual personality; the self.

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• lad

  1. A boy or young man.
  2. A man of any age; a fellow.

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  1. A boy or young man.
  2. A man of any age; a fellow.

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• youth

  1. The condition or quality of being young:
  2. The time of life between childhood and maturity:
  3. An early period of development or existence:

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  1. The condition or quality of being young:
  2. The time of life between childhood and maturity:
  3. An early period of development or existence:

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• guy

  1. A rope, cord, or cable used to steady, guide, or secure something.
  2. To steady, guide, or secure with a rope, cord, or cable.

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  1. A rope, cord, or cable used to steady, guide, or secure something.
  2. To steady, guide, or secure with a rope, cord, or cable.

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• chap

  1. To cause (the skin) to roughen, redden, or crack, especially as a result of cold or exposure:
  2. To split or become rough and sore:
  3. A sore roughening or splitting of the skin, caused especially by cold or exposure.

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  1. To cause (the skin) to roughen, redden, or crack, especially as a result of cold or exposure:
  2. To split or become rough and sore:
  3. A sore roughening or splitting of the skin, caused especially by cold or exposure.

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An associate

• comrade

  1. A person who shares one's interests or activities; a friend or companion.
  2. A fellow member of a group, especially a fellow member of the Communist Party.

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  1. A person who shares one's interests or activities; a friend or companion.
  2. A fellow member of a group, especially a fellow member of the Communist Party.

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• colleague

  1. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.

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  1. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.

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• peer

  1. To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty.
  2. To be partially visible; show:

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  1. To look intently, searchingly, or with difficulty.
  2. To be partially visible; show:

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An academic or scholarly appointee

• postdoc

  1. Postdoctoral.
  2. A postdoctoral program of study.
  3. A grant or award funding postdoctoral study or research.

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  1. Postdoctoral.
  2. A postdoctoral program of study.
  3. A grant or award funding postdoctoral study or research.

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• member

  1. A syntactic unit of a sentence; a clause.
  2. A proposition of a syllogism.
  3. An element in a set.

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  1. A syntactic unit of a sentence; a clause.
  2. A proposition of a syllogism.
  3. An element in a set.

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• holder of a fellowship

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• doctor

  1. A person who is licensed to practice medicine and has trained at a school of medicine, chiropractic, optometry, podiatry, dentistry, or veterinary medicine.
  2. A practitioner of alternative medicine or folk medicine who does not have traditional medical credentials.
  3. A person who has earned the highest academic degree, usually a PhD, awarded by a college or university in a specified discipline.

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  1. A person who is licensed to practice medicine and has trained at a school of medicine, chiropractic, optometry, podiatry, dentistry, or veterinary medicine.
  2. A practitioner of alternative medicine or folk medicine who does not have traditional medical credentials.
  3. A person who has earned the highest academic degree, usually a PhD, awarded by a college or university in a specified discipline.

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• candidate

  1. A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor.
  2. A student who has nearly completed the requirements for a degree.
  3. One that seems likely to gain a certain position or come to a certain fate:

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  1. A person who seeks or is nominated for an office, prize, or honor.
  2. A student who has nearly completed the requirements for a degree.
  3. One that seems likely to gain a certain position or come to a certain fate:

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• bachelor

  1. A man who has never been married.
  2. A person who has completed the undergraduate curriculum of a college or university and holds a bachelor's degree.
  3. A male animal that does not mate during the breeding season.

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  1. A man who has never been married.
  2. A person who has completed the undergraduate curriculum of a college or university and holds a bachelor's degree.
  3. A male animal that does not mate during the breeding season.

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• agrégé (French)

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• drudge

  1. A person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work.
  2. To do tedious, unpleasant, or menial work.

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  1. A person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work.
  2. To do tedious, unpleasant, or menial work.

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• wrangler

  1. a person who wrangles, or argues, esp. in a contentious way

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  1. a person who wrangles, or argues, esp. in a contentious way

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• ra

  1. The ancient Egyptian sun god, the supreme deity represented as a man with the head of a falcon crowned with a solar disk and uraeus.

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  1. The ancient Egyptian sun god, the supreme deity represented as a man with the head of a falcon crowned with a solar disk and uraeus.

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• research assistant

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• ta

  1. Used to express thanks.

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  1. Used to express thanks.

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• teaching assistant

  1. A graduate student in a university or college who is awarded a fellowship that provides him or her with financial aid in exchange for teaching duties.

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  1. A graduate student in a university or college who is awarded a fellowship that provides him or her with financial aid in exchange for teaching duties.

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• docent

  1. A teacher or lecturer at some universities who is not a regular faculty member.
  2. A lecturer or tour guide in a museum or cathedral.

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  1. A teacher or lecturer at some universities who is not a regular faculty member.
  2. A lecturer or tour guide in a museum or cathedral.

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• associate professor

  1. A college or university professor who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor.

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  1. A college or university professor who ranks above an assistant professor and below a professor.

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• assistant professor

  1. A college or university teacher who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor.

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  1. A college or university teacher who ranks above an instructor and below an associate professor.

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• lecturer

  1. One who delivers lectures, especially professionally.
  2. A member of the faculty of a college or university usually having qualified status without rank or tenure.
  3. A faculty member ranking below an assistant professor.

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  1. One who delivers lectures, especially professionally.
  2. A member of the faculty of a college or university usually having qualified status without rank or tenure.
  3. A faculty member ranking below an assistant professor.

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• professor

  1. A college or university teacher who ranks above an associate professor.
  2. A teacher or instructor.
  3. One who professes.

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  1. A college or university teacher who ranks above an associate professor.
  2. A teacher or instructor.
  3. One who professes.

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• instructor

  1. One who instructs; a teacher.
  2. A college or university teacher who ranks below an assistant professor.

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  1. One who instructs; a teacher.
  2. A college or university teacher who ranks below an assistant professor.

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• don

  1. Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area.
  2. A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge.
  3. A college or university professor.

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  1. Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area.
  2. A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge.
  3. A college or university professor.

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• gownsman

  1. One who wears a distinctive gown as a mark of profession or office.

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  1. One who wears a distinctive gown as a mark of profession or office.

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• master

  1. The owner or keeper of an animal:
  2. The owner of a slave.
  3. One who has control over or ownership of something:

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  1. The owner or keeper of an animal:
  2. The owner of a slave.
  3. One who has control over or ownership of something:

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• tutor

  1. A private instructor.
  2. One that gives additional, special, or remedial instruction.
  3. A teacher or teaching assistant in some universities and colleges having a rank lower than that of an instructor.

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  1. A private instructor.
  2. One that gives additional, special, or remedial instruction.
  3. A teacher or teaching assistant in some universities and colleges having a rank lower than that of an instructor.

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• academician

  1. An academic.
  2. A member of an art, literary, or scientific academy or society.

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  1. An academic.
  2. A member of an art, literary, or scientific academy or society.

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• licentiate

  1. One who is granted a license by an authorized body to practice a specified profession.
  2. A degree from certain European and Canadian universities ranking just below that of a doctor.
  3. One holding such a degree.

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  1. One who is granted a license by an authorized body to practice a specified profession.
  2. A degree from certain European and Canadian universities ranking just below that of a doctor.
  3. One holding such a degree.

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• scholar

  1. A learned person.
  2. A specialist in a given branch of knowledge:
  3. One who attends school or studies with a teacher; a student.

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  1. A learned person.
  2. A specialist in a given branch of knowledge:
  3. One who attends school or studies with a teacher; a student.

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• graduate-student

  1. (UK, US) A university student, usually already possessing a four year degree, who is working on a master's degree or Ph.D.

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  1. (UK, US) A university student, usually already possessing a four year degree, who is working on a master's degree or Ph.D.

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• graduate

  1. To be granted an academic degree or diploma:
  2. To change gradually or by degrees:
  3. To advance to a new level of skill, achievement, or activity:

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  1. To be granted an academic degree or diploma:
  2. To change gradually or by degrees:
  3. To advance to a new level of skill, achievement, or activity:

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• associate

  1. To connect in the mind or imagination:
  2. To connect or involve with a cause, group, or partner:
  3. To correlate or connect logically or causally:

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  1. To connect in the mind or imagination:
  2. To connect or involve with a cause, group, or partner:
  3. To correlate or connect logically or causally:

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• assistant

  1. One that assists; a helper.
  2. Holding an auxiliary position; subordinate.
  3. Giving aid; auxiliary.

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  1. One that assists; a helper.
  2. Holding an auxiliary position; subordinate.
  3. Giving aid; auxiliary.

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