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seal-man

seal-man noun: a person who can transform into a seal (the animal) and back again.

Noun (1)

seal-man (plural seal-men)

  1. A person who can transform into a seal (the animal) and back again.
    • I have heard of seal-men in Iceland and the Esquimo lands of the far north.1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 117

Noun (2)

seal-man (plural seal-men)

  1. A person who hunts seals; a sealer.

Forms of seal-man

pluralseal-men

Origin of seal-man

From seal + man.

From seal + -man.

Questions about seal-man

What does seal-man mean?
Seal-man means a person who can transform into a seal (the animal) and back again.
What part of speech is seal-man?
Seal-man is a noun.
What is the plural of seal-man?
The plural of seal-man is seal-men.

Words near seal-man in the dictionary

  1. seal'd
  2. seal-bird
  3. seal-birds
  4. seal-hunter
  5. seal-hunters
  6. seal-man
  7. seal-men
  8. seal-skin
  9. seal-skins
  10. sealab
  11. sealability

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