English noun: Morgan |
1. | Morgan (person) United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881) |
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| Synonyms | Lewis Henry Morgan |
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| Instance hypernym | anthropologist |
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2. | Morgan (person) United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945) |
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| Synonyms | Thomas Hunt Morgan |
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| Instance hypernym | biologist, life scientist |
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3. | Morgan (person) a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688) |
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| Synonyms | Henry Morgan, Sir Henry Morgan |
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| Instance hypernym | buccaneer, pirate, sea robber, sea rover |
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4. | Morgan (person) soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802) |
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| Synonyms | Daniel Morgan |
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| Instance hypernym | soldier |
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5. | Morgan (person) United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913) |
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| Synonyms | J. P. Morgan, John Pierpont Morgan |
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| Instance hypernym | financier, moneyman |
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6. | Morgan (animal) an American breed of small compact saddle horses |
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| Broader (hypernym) | mount, riding horse, saddle horse |
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