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merman

[ mur-man ]
/ ˈmɜrˌmæn /
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noun, plural mer·men.

(in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
a highly skilled male swimmer.

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Origin of merman

1595–1605; earlier mere-man;see mere2, man

Words nearby merman

mermaid, mermaid's purse, mermaid's wineglass, Mermaid Tavern, mermaid weed, merman, Merneptah, mero-, meroblastic, merocele, merocrine

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Merman
[ mur-muhn ]
/ ˈmɜr mən /

noun

Ethel Ethel Agnes Zimmerman, 1909–84, U.S. singer, musical comedy star, and actress.
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Words related to merman

gob, sailor, mate, skipper, seafarer, navigator, salt, pilot, midshipman, tar, middy, beachcomber, sea dog, cockswain, jacky

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British Dictionary definitions for merman

merman
/ (ˈmɜːˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

a male counterpart of the mermaid

Word Origin for merman

C17: see mermaid
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