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View synonyms for merman
merman
1[ mur-man ]
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.
Merman
2[ mur-muhn ]
noun
- Ethel Ethel Agnes Zimmerman, 1909–84, U.S. singer, musical comedy star, and actress.
merman
/ ˈmɜːˌmæn /
noun
- a male counterpart of the mermaid
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Word History and Origins
Origin of merman1
C17: see mermaid
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Example Sentences
But the first mermaid that comes into focus doesn’t so much evoke wonder as it does a flashback of Ben Stiller’s merman in “Zoolander.”
From Washington Times
In her first novel, “The Pisces,” a disaffected Sappho scholar named Lucy has a love affair with Theo, a merman.
From Los Angeles Times
On “The Mighty Boosh,” one of the strange and beautiful characters he played was a merman who shot light out of his “man-gina.”
From New York Times
He is tall and strong, with uncanny blue eyes—“sea-cold,” “merman” eyes.
From The New Yorker
But Mr. Van Ness was not feeling his normal gorgeous self, the boisterous “Yass queen” merman that fans of “Queer Eye” adore.
From New York Times
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