mac

mac · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (informal) Short for Macintosh, a brand of personal computer made by Apple Inc.

  2. 2.

    (British, informal) A raincoat, especially a mackintosh.

  3. 3.

    A prefix in Scottish and Irish surnames meaning "son of."

Forms

plural: macs

Related words

See also: computer, mackintosh
Synonyms: mackintosh, raincoat

Etymology

Sense 1 from Macintosh (Apple computer brand). Sense 2 from Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh. Sense 3 from Scottish Gaelic mac ("son").