English Explanatory Dictionary

right man

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see right, man.
  2. Alternative form of Right Man.
noun
  1. A man driven by a manic need for self-esteem, often driven to violence: "the violent man".

Word forms

right man right men

Etymology

Originally coined in A.E. Van Vogt's 1954 novel The Violent Man, and subsequently promoted by Colin Wilson.

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