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

5 senses of martin

Sense 1
Martin, St. Martin -- (French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397))
       INSTANCE OF=> bishop -- (a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ)
       INSTANCE OF=> saint -- (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)

Sense 2
Martin, Steve Martin -- (United States actor and comedian (born in 1945))
       INSTANCE OF=> actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)
       INSTANCE OF=> comedian, comic -- (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)

Sense 3
Martin, Mary Martin -- (United States actress (1913-1990))
       INSTANCE OF=> actress -- (a female actor)

Sense 4
Martin, Dean Martin, Dino Paul Crocetti -- (United States singer (1917-1995))
       INSTANCE OF=> singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser -- (a person who sings)

Sense 5
martin -- (any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas)
       => swallow -- (small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations)