man; male person; person in a role, as a suffix
Usually appears in compounds such as 営業マン, サラリーマン, カメラマン, and hero names. It can mean a man, but in many role or job compounds it functions more like '-person' in practical Japanese.
He has worked as a salesperson for ten years.
The children added “man” to the hero's name.
counter for people
No explicit language-of-origin information is specified. The katakana spelling indicates a foreign-style element corresponding to 'man'; the exact borrowing history is not specified.
security guard
gentleman
stuntman; stunt performer; stunt double
foreman
snowman
trading company employee
chairman
showman
young man
bogeyman; boogeyman
lizardman
frogman
sandwich man
freshman; first-year student · newly hired career-track employee; new company recruit
inbetweener
key animator; lead animator
salesman; salesperson; businessman
self-righteous person; self-appointed rule enforcer
obligation sex
atman; true self
yes-man