green man

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small figure of a walking man illuminated in green on a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing, indicating that it is safe to cross the road.
  2. In performances and pageants, a character adorned in foliage often carrying a club, who represents a wild man of the woods.
name
  1. A character in British folklore often depicted as a foliate head; any of certain similarly-depicted figures from other cultures, hypothesised to share a common folkloric or mythological root.
  2. A green spandex bodysuit, often used for green screens.

Word forms

green man green men
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