seal-man

noun

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

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Meanings

seal-man1

nounseal-man (plural seal-men)

plural seal-men

  1. human sciencesA 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

seal-man2

nounseal-man (plural seal-men)

plural seal-men

  1. A person who hunts seals; a sealer.

Origin

seal-man · noun

From seal + man.

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seal-man · noun

From seal + -man.

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APA

seal-man. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seal-man

MLA

“seal-man.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seal-man. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seal-man,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seal-man.

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