Associations to the word «Sandman»

Wiktionary

SANDMAN, noun. A legendary figure who is said to bring good sleep and dreams by placing sand in the eyes.
SANDMAN, noun. Used as a symbol of the passage of time to death.

Dictionary definition

SANDMAN, noun. An elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche