present participle of man-scape

Alternative form of manscape

Alternative form of manscape

(archaeology) A hypothesized and subsequently discredited early human who was contemporaneous with dinosaurs, based on fossil footprints found in the same limestone bed for both a species of dinosaur and for a human (subsequently shown to be a tridactyl dinosaur).

(petroleum industry, slang, US, dated) A micropaleontologist, particularly a foraminiferologist.

A moniker for Superman, the fictional superhero.

Alternative form of eighthman

Alternative form of eighthman / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see eighth, man.

(obsolete) The person who garrottes the victim in a confederacy of three criminals, the others (the fore-stall and back-stall) blocking the victim's escape.

(baseball) A (male) relief pitcher who appears in the inning prior to the closer, typically the 8th inning. / Synonym of straight man (“one who sets up punchlines etc. through dialog with a comedian”)