Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun merman

2 senses of merman

Sense 1
Merman, Ethel Merman -- (United States singer who appeared in several musical comedies (1909-1984))
       INSTANCE OF=> singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser -- (a person who sings)

Sense 2
merman -- (half man and half fish; lives in the sea)
       => imaginary being, imaginary creature -- (a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction)