harman
harman noun: a policeman.
Noun
harman (plural harmans)
- A policeman.
- I Frisky Moll, with my rum coll, / Wou'd Grub in a bowzing ken; / But ere for the scran he had tipt the cole, / The Harman he came in.1724, “Frisky Moll's Song”, in Farmer, John Stephen, editor, Musa Pedestris, published 1896, page 41
- I pray you now send me some dub, / A bottle or two to the needy. / I beg you won't bring it yourself, / The harman is at the Old-Bailey; / I'd rather you'd send it behalf, / For, if they twig you they'll nail you.1765, “A Song in High Life”, in The Merry Medley, volume 1, London: W. Hoggard, page 35
- An indole alkaloid, 1-methyl-9H-β-carboline (C12H10N2) found in several foods, plants and beverages which is carcinogen. It is a specific, reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A.
- Harman is a common compound in several foods, plants and beverages. Numerous studies have demonstrated its mutagenic, co-mutagenic and carcinogenic effects; however, the exact mechanism has not been fully identified.2010, El Gendy MA, El-Kadi AO, Harman induces CYP1A1 enzyme through an aryl hydrocarbon receptor mechanism., Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, page 55
Proper noun capitalized: Harman
Harman
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia.
- A town in Randolph County, West Virginia.
harman meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
harman in Hindi
- हरमन
harman in Tamil
- ஹர்மன், ஹர்மான், ஹர்மந்
harman in Marathi
- हरमन
harman in Urdu
- حرمان
More languagesFewer languages
- harman in Telugu
- హర్మన్, హర్మాన్
- harman in Malayalam
- ഹർമൻ, ഹർമാൻ, ഹർമ്മൻ
- harman in Kannada
- ಹರ್ಮನ್, ಹರ್ಮಾನ್
- harman in Punjabi
- ਹਾਰਮਨ
- harman in Gujarati
- હરમાન, હરમન, હારમાન
- harman in Odia
- ହରମାନ୍
- harman in Nepali
- हरमन, हारमान
Synonyms of harman
Forms of harman
| plural | harmans |
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Origin of harman
* As an English surname, from Proto-West Germanic *hari (“army”) + *mann (“man”), similar to Hermann. * As an Irish surname, variant of Hargadon. * As a Jewish surname, variant of Haar, from the German noun Haar (“hair”). * As a German surname, Americanized from Harmann, Hermann, Herrmann. Compare Harmon.
Words formed from harman
Questions about harman
- What does harman mean?
- Harman means a policeman.
- What is harman in Hindi?
- Harman in Hindi is हरमन. See Harman meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is harman?
- Harman can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of harman?
- The plural of harman is harmans.
Words near harman in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: harman (page history and authors); Harman (page history and authors); harman (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harman (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harman (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harman (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harman (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harman (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harman (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harman (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harman (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harman (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); harman (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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