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MERMAN

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Overview

MERMAN (noun)
  The noun MERMAN has 2 senses:

1. United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)play

2. half man and half fish; lives in the seaplay

  Familiarity information: MERMAN used as a noun is rare.


English dictionary: Word details


MERMAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ethel Merman; Merman

Instance hypernyms:

singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Half man and half fish; lives in the sea

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("merman" is a kind of...):

imaginary being; imaginary creature (a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction)


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