Word info

man in black

Speech parts

1. man in black - Noun

2. Man in black - Proper noun

Meaning

the Man in Black

The country musician Johnny Cash.

(sports, informal) The referee.

(ufology) A covert government operative, wearing a black suit and black aviator sunglasses, believed by conspiracy theorists to cover up UFO incidents.
Coordinate term: black helicopter

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Then that little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? Where did Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him. Sojourner Truth

The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed. Stephen King

the man in black travels with your soul in his pocket. Stephen King

You seem a decent fellow," Inigo said. "I hate to kill you." You seem a decent fellow," answered the man in black. "I hate to die. William Goldman

I could give you my word as a Spaniard," Inigo said. "No good," the man in black replied. "I've known too many Spaniards. William Goldman

You're alive!" Fezzik cried. The man in black sat immobile, like a ventriloquist's dummy, just his mouth moving. "That is perhaps the most childishly obvious remark I have ever come across... William Goldman

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