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/mˈərmˌæn/ Listen

Merman

noun

(pl. mermen)

United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984). Synonym: Ethel Merman.

Half man and half fish; lives in the sea.

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"Merman" Quotes from Famous Books

... the little old merman at last, almost crying; 'I know it, but I ain't got no control over her whatsoever. I've been trying to get her to come home for the last fortnight, but she just won't leave off going around with the sailors. The whole beach is ashamed of her. It's general ...

— Biltmore Oswald - The Diary of a Hapless Recruit • J. Thorne Smith, Jr.

... this merman is," I observed, taking up a gun loaded with a bullet, and following ...

— Peter the Whaler • W.H.G. Kingston

... understand what he meant, but could not—revealing a notion that he meant something. But as soon as ever she left the lake, she was so altered, that the prince said to himself, "If I marry her, I see no help for it: we must turn merman and mermaid, and go out ...

— Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know • Various

... 'The Skylark,' and 'The Forsaken Merman,' and 'The Lotus-Eaters,' and 'Ulysses,' and 'The Lady of Shalott' and—oh, Nancy, there are lots to choose from. Let's find some that sound nice and some that ...

— Judy of York Hill • Ethel Hume Patterson Bennett

Words linked to "Merman" : vocaliser, singer, imaginary creature, vocalist, vocalizer, imaginary being