noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 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."

2. 2
   A person who hunts seals; a sealer.

Example

More examples

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

From seal + man.

Etymology 2

From seal + -man.

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