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action man

action man is the alternative form of man of action.

Meaning of man of action

Noun

man of action (plural men of action)

  1. (set phrase) One who acts or reacts boldly, without hesitation, and often without forethought, especially in situations which are adventurous or dangerous.
    • "I have heard that the Scots are good men of war," said Hordle John. "For axemen and for spearmen I have not seen their match," the archer answered. […] "And the French?" asked Alleyne, to whom the archer's light gossip had all the relish that the words of the man of action have for the recluse.1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, chapter 8, in The White Company (fiction)
    Synonyms:
    doer

Forms of action man

pluralaction men

Questions about action man

What is action man the alternative form of?
Action man is the alternative form of man of action.

Words near action man in the dictionary

  1. action hoes
  2. action house
  3. action houses
  4. action item
  5. action items
  6. action man
  7. action men
  8. action movie
  9. action movies
  10. action noun
  11. action nouns

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