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

Other definitions for merman (2 of 2)

Merman

[ mur-muhn ]

/ ˈmɜr mən /

noun

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

How to use merman in a sentence

In 1960, she made her Broadway debut in Gypsy, opposite Ethel Merman.
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She was married to a press agent and, supposedly, had an affair with Ethel Merman.
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Playing an aging superhero named Merman (with sidekick Barnacle Boy), Borgnine takes on the “champion of the deep.”
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But as usual he could not hope to equal the more sensitive merman whose race had always used that form of communication.
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For the merman turned and caught at Dalgard, pulling the larger colonist along a step or two with the urgency of his grip.
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The welcoming cry from Sssuri brought his attention back to his companion as the merman broke into a wild run.
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The merman uncoiled a length of thin, flexible piping which joined a two-foot canister with a flat piece of metallic fabric.
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With infinite care the merman fitted two of the cylinders into the canister and then was forced to set the other aside.
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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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