merman

mer·man

M m

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mur-man]
- /ˈmɜrˌmæn/
- /ˈmɜːmæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mur-man]
- /ˈmɜrˌmæn/

Definitions of merman word

noun plural merman (in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish. 1
noun plural merman a highly skilled male swimmer. 1
noun merman Ethel (Ethel Agnes Zimmerman) 1909–84, U.S. singer, musical comedy star, and actress. 1
noun merman The male equivalent of a mermaid. 1
noun merman mythical creature: half man, half fish 1
noun merman a male counterpart of the mermaid 0

See all 8 definitions of merman

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Origin of merman

First appearance:

before 1595

One of the 38% oldest English words

1595-1605; earlier mere-man; see mere2, man1

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Parts of speech for Merman

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Merman

merman popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for merman

noun merman

gob — the mouth.
sailor — a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
mate — a tealike South American beverage made from the dried leaves of an evergreen tree.
skipper — a person or thing that skips.
seafarer — a sailor.

All 16 Synonyms of merman