man

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And of course, it makes sense to avoid using -man in the 21st century, even though it’s long been accepted within the Air Force as gender neutral.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2019

Then, spacing his words for emphasis, he continued: "I -would -hate -to -be -at -the -mercy -of -that -man."

From Time Magazine Archive

Canton, Ohio Sir: Your harsh account is a brutal slap to the thousands who owe their health to this -man and his "glassy" institution.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like the English -an, -man, -AN- denotes a member of something, such as a club, society, etc.; an inhabitant of a place or country; a partisan; an adherent to a party, faction, religion, etc.

From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George

Stā′ble-boy, -man, a boy, or man, who attends in a stable; Stā′bler, a stable-keeper; Stā′ble-room, room for stabling horses or cattle; Stā′bling, act of putting into a stable: accommodation for horses and cattle.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various