de Man

American  

[duh man, mahn] / də ˈmæn, ˈmɑn /

noun

1. Paul, 1919–83, U.S. literary critic and theorist, born in Belgium.

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de-man British  

verb

1. to reduce the workforce of (a plant, industry, etc)

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Example Sentences

“Nuestro principal mercado es Estados Unidos”, dijo Chan, director ejecutivo de la subsidiaria mexicana de Man Wah.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2023

One of the motherships was a Taiwanese trawler called the Shun de Man 66, according to the Taiwanese law enforcement document reviewed by Reuters.

From Reuters • Oct. 14, 2019

Foucault and Derrida make appearances, as do de Man and John Searle.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 5, 2018

Considered one of the world’s foremost scholars of literature, Professor Hartman was associated with the “Yale School,” a cohort of literary theorists that included Harold Bloom, J. Hillis Miller and Paul de Man.

From New York Times • Mar. 20, 2016

Je ne savais pas que l'île de Man fût 'le royaume des chats sans queue.'

From Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. by Laughton, John Knox