English noun: McCarthy | |||
1. | McCarthy (person) United States satirical novelist and literary critic (1912-1989) | ||
Synonyms | Mary McCarthy, Mary Therese McCarthy | ||
Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
2. | McCarthy (person) United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957) | ||
Synonyms | Joseph McCarthy, Joseph Raymond McCarthy | ||
Instance hypernym | pol, political leader, politician, politico | ||