martin: Meaning and Definition of

mar•tin

1. any of several swallows having a deeply forked tail and long, pointed wings. Cf.

Mar•tin

1. born 1910, English biochemist: Nobel prize for chemistry 1952.
2. 1890–1974, Swiss composer.
3. 1886–1955, U.S. airplane designer and manufacturer.
4. 1836–97, U.S. painter.
5. 1884–1968, U.S. political leader and publisher: Speaker of the House 1947–49, 1953–55.
6. a.d. 316?–397, French prelate: bishop of Tours 370?–397.
7. a male given name: from the name of the Roman god Mars.