Added 9 October 2026 manpower noun Categories: SocietyUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about manpower at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The force of workers available. Origin From man + power. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: workforcemenhandspersonnelstaffingemploymentheadcountlaborenrolmentestablishmentsize Back to today's word