Synonyms for merman
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.
Forms
- Plural
- mermen → seamen, nixes, merguys…
Example sentences
- seaman The seaman had to clean the ship down to the copper bolts.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| merman | rising | |
| seaman | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- nix1
- 6 letters
- seaman2, merguy
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (seaman2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- triton
- Deutsch
- Wassergeist