Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - male

~1 adj 1 belonging to the sex that cannot have babies  (a male lion | Women teachers often earn less than their male colleagues.) 2 typical of or connected with this sex  (male aggression | traditional male values | differences between male and female longevity) 3 male plant/flower etc a plant etc that cannot produce fruit 4 technical a male plug1 (1) fits into a hole or socket (1) 5 male bonding the forming of strong friendships between men  (- opposite female2) - maleness n ~2 n 1 a male animal  (The male is usually bigger and more brightly coloured than the female.) 2 a man, especially a typical man  (She wouldn't appeal to your average male. | Police described her attacker as a white male aged about 25.)