Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seal-man

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.29 in modern English

Syllables: seal--man
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who can transform into a seal (the animal) and back again.

noun

A person who hunts seals; a sealer.

Example Sentences

"I have heard of seal-men in Iceland and the Esquimo lands of the far north."

Etymology

From seal + man.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: seal

Inflected Forms

seal-men (plural)

Questions

What does seal-man mean?: A person who can transform into a seal (the animal) and back again.
Where does seal-man come from?: From seal + man.

How to pronounce seal-man

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