seal-man

English

Etymology 1

seal +‎ man

Noun

seal-man (plural seal-men)

1. (mythology) A person who can transform into a seal (the animal) and back again.
   • 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 117:

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

Etymology 2

seal +‎ -man

Noun

seal-man (plural seal-men)

1. A person who hunts seals; a sealer.

Anagrams

• Ameslan, Anselma, Leamans, Maleans, amensal