many an

1. 1.

   each of a large indefinite number

   “many a man”

   “many another day will come”

   Synonymsmany amany another

   Similarmany

Questions about many an

What does many an mean?

many an means "each of a large indefinite number".

What is another word for many an?

Close synonyms include many a, many another. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is many an a common word?

many an is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.