English Dictionary

man in the moon

name

An image of a man perceived in the dark maria and light highlands of the full moon. Now usually seen as a human face, in older traditions he is a man with a burden on his back, or accompanied by a small dog.

The man in the moon is named Neil.

意味（1）

An image of a man perceived in the dark maria and light highlands of the full moon. Now usually seen as a human face, in older traditions he is a man with a burden on his back, or accompanied by a small dog.

Cal. Ha’ſt thou not dropt from heauen ?

Ste. Out o’th Moone I doe aſſure thee. I was the Man ith’ Moone when time was.

Cal. Ha’ſt thou not dropt from heauen ? Ste. Out o’th Moone I doe aſſure thee. I was the Man ith’ Moone when time was. Cal. I haue ſeene thee in her : and I doe adore thee : My Miſtris ſhew’d me thee, and thy Dog, and thy Buſh.

意味（2）

(UK politics, slang, obsolete) A man who would pay for election expenditure and electors' expenses, as long as the latter voted his way.

235. To whom did you say that you wanted a ticket for home? — The stranger.

236. The Man in the Moon? — Yes.

[…]

To whom did you say that you wanted a ticket for home? — The stranger. The Man in the Moon? — Yes. […] And I may ask you, was it also included as one of the tickets in the amount that the Man in the Moon paid you?