Sandman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsænd.mæn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sandman is a noun meaning (folklore) A figure that brings sleep and dreams by sprinkling magical sand into people's eyes.
Meaning
(folklore) A figure that brings sleep and dreams by sprinkling magical sand into people's eyes.
More Meanings
- Used as a symbol of the passage of time toward death.
- (obsolete) A seller of sand.
Example Sentences
This then was the Sandman; but what was his occupation, and what was his purpose ? The nursery-maid being applied to, gave a nursery-maid's explanation, that the Sandman was a bad man, who flung sand in the eyes of little children who did not go to bed.
Word Forms
- sandmen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include genie, dream, sleepwaker, shade, stardust, sprite.
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