Wasserman
name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A mythical sea monster, part man, thought to destroy ships. obsolete
"The dreadfull Fish, that hath deseru'd the name Of Death, and like him lookes in dreadfull hew, The griesly Wasserman, that makes his game The flying ships with swiftnesse to pursew […]"
- 1 A surname from German, equivalent to English Waterman.
"When Lew Wasserman reinvented the studio system, leadership skills grew harder to find and the number of modern studio conglomerates boiled down to six, as discussed in chapters 15 to 20."
Example
More examples"When Lew Wasserman reinvented the studio system, leadership skills grew harder to find and the number of modern studio conglomerates boiled down to six, as discussed in chapters 15 to 20."
Etymology
Borrowed from German Wassermann.
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