What does sandman mean?

Definitions for sandman
ˈsændˌmænsand·man

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word sandman.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. sandmannoun

    an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy

Wiktionary

  1. sandmannoun

    A figure who brings good sleep and dreams by placing sand in the eyes.

Wikipedia

  1. Sandman

    The Sandman is a mythical character in European folklore who puts people to sleep and encourages and inspires beautiful dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto their eyes.

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  1. sandman

    A sandman is a mythical character in various Western folklore traditions who is said to put children to sleep by sprinkling magical sand into their eyes. The sandman is often used as a figure in stories told to children to encourage them to go to sleep. In some interpretations, the sandman brings good dreams by sprinkling enchanted sand onto the eyes of children while they sleep at night.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Sandmannoun

    a mythical person who makes children sleepy, so that they rub their eyes as if there were sand in them

Wikidata

  1. Sandman

    The Sandman is a mythical character in Northern European folklore who brings good dreams by sprinkling magical sand onto the eyes of children while they sleep at night.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. SANDMAN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Sandman is ranked #15166 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Sandman surname appeared 1,943 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Sandman.

    92.3% or 1,795 total occurrences were White.
    2.6% or 51 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    2.1% or 42 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.9% or 37 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.9% or 18 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of sandman in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of sandman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sandman in a Sentence

  1. Jennifer Aniston:

    It's literally like riding a bike. It's like riding a bike – it kind of just comes back because it is a very specific dialogue we have, and a sort of sense of humor that we have together sometimes inside, sometimes very outside. And it's always good when it falls inside, full attack. Full attack, we go on sometimes. She comes after the poor Sandman.

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