Character
Character noun - A member of the human race.
Usage example: you wouldn't believe what kind of characters hang around the bus station
Man is a synonym for character in individual topic. In some cases you can use "Man" instead a noun "Character".
Man
Man noun - A member of the human race.
Usage example: every man has a responsibility to safeguard the planet
Character is a synonym for man in individual topic. Sometimes you can use "Character" instead a noun "Man".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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When management decided in early 1997 to turn him face, they did so by showing that Goldust was just a character and the man behind him, Dustin Runnels was actually a caring family man.
Source: Badass Decay - From the middle of season five to the show's end, Joseph Gribble was voiced by Breckin Meyer (who was 26 when he first voiced the character and a man).
Source: Cross-Dressing Voices - Very much the Boss Battle type used when the hero fights the Implacable Man or a character with Nigh-Invulnerability.
Source: Ring Out Boss
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Man and Character. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/character/man
Character & Man. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/character/man>.
Man or Character. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/character/man.
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