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mer·man (mʉr′man′)

noun pl. mermen -·men′ (-men′)

  1. an imaginary sea creature with the head and upper body of a man and the tail of a fish
  2. a man or boy who swims well

Etymology: ME mereman: see mere + man

Browse dictionary entries near merman

  1. ‹ mermaid
  2. ‹ merlot
  3. ‹ merlon
  4. ‹ merlin
  5. ‹ Merleau-Ponty
  6. ‹ merle
  7. ‹ merl
  8. ‹ Merkel
  9. ‹ meritoriously
  10. ‹ meritorious
  1. mermen ›
  2. Meroë ›
  3. meroblastic ›
  4. meroblastically ›
  5. merocrine ›
  6. meromorphic ›
  7. meroplankton ›
  8. -merous ›
  9. Merovingian ›
  10. merozoite ›