The difference between Gender and Man
When used as nouns, gender means a division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common, whereas man means an adult male human.
When used as verbs, gender means to assign a gender to (a person), whereas man means to supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).
check bellow for the other definitions of Gender and Man
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Gender as a noun (grammar):
Grammatical gender. A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech) into masculine or feminine, and sometimes other categories like neuter or common. Any division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech), such as masculine / feminine / neuter, or animate / inanimate.
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Gender as a noun (obsolete):
Class; kind.
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Gender as a noun (now, sometimes, _, proscribed):
Sex .
Examples:
"the gene is activated in both genders"
"The effect of the medication is dependent upon age, gender, and other factors."
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Gender as a noun (sociology):
Identification as a man, a woman or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis.
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Gender as a noun (hardware):
The quality which distinguishes connectors, which may be male (fitting into another connector) and female (having another connector fit into it), or genderless/androgynous (capable of fitting together with another connector of the same type).
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Gender as a verb (sociology):
To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.
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Gender as a verb (sociology):
To perceive (a thing) as having characteristics associated with a certain gender, or as having been authored by someone of a certain gender.
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Gender as a verb (archaic):
To engender.
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Gender as a verb (archaic, or, obsolete):
To breed.
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Man as a noun:
An adult male human.
Examples:
"The show is especially popular with middle-aged men."
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Man as a noun (collective):
All human males collectively: mankind.
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Man as a noun:
A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult.
Examples:
"every man for himself"
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Man as a noun (collective):
All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity.
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Man as a noun (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology):
A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
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Man as a noun (obsolete):
A sentient being, whether human or supernatural.
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Man as a noun:
An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity, and devotion to family; a mensch.
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Man as a noun (uncountable, obsolete, uncommon):
Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.
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Man as a noun:
A husband.
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Man as a noun:
A lover; a boyfriend.
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Man as a noun:
A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing.
Examples:
"Some people prefer apple pie, but me, I’m a cherry pie man."
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Man as a noun:
A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing.
Examples:
"I wanted to be a guitar man on a road tour, but instead I’m a flag man on a road crew."
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Man as a noun:
A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
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Man as a noun:
A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.
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Man as a noun:
An adult male servant.
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Man as a noun (historical):
A vassal. A subject.
Examples:
"Like master, like man. (old proverb)"
"all the king's men'"
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Man as a noun:
A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
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Man as a noun (Multicultural London English, slang):
I, we; .
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Man as a noun:
Examples:
"Come on, man, we've got no time to lose!"
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Man as a noun:
A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.
Examples:
"Hey, man, how's it goin'?"
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Man as a noun (sports):
A player on whom another is playing, with the intent of limiting their attacking impact.
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Man as an adjective:
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Man as a verb (transitive):
To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).
Examples:
"The ship was manned with a small crew."
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Man as a verb (transitive):
To take up position in order to operate (something).
Examples:
"Man the machine guns!"
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Man as a verb (reflexive, possibly, _, dated):
To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way.
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Man as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To wait on, attend to or escort.
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Man as a verb (transitive, obsolete, chiefly, falconry):
To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence of people.