Associations to the word «Merman»

Wiktionary

MERMAN, noun. A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

Dictionary definition

MERMAN, noun. United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984).
MERMAN, noun. Half man and half fish; lives in the sea.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.