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MERMAN
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• MERMAN (noun)
The noun MERMAN has 2 senses:
1. United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984)
2. half man and half fish; lives in the sea
Familiarity information: MERMAN used as a noun is rare.
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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