Man-hour

Full definition of man-hour

Noun

1. The amount of work that can be done by one person in an hour.
• Hmm, ten workers for two days... That's 160 man-hours.
• 1962, John F. Kennedy, State of the Union AddressSince 1950 our agricultural output per man-hour has actually doubled!

Usage notes

Some consider man-hour to be sexist and use person-hour instead.

Synonyms

• person-hour