English noun: Walpole | |||
1. | Walpole (person) English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797) | ||
Synonyms | Fourth Earl of Orford, Horace Walpole, Horatio Walpole | ||
Instance hypernym | author, historian, historiographer, writer | ||
2. | Walpole (person) Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745) | ||
Synonyms | First Earl of Orford, Robert Walpole, Sir Robert Walpole | ||
Instance hypernym | national leader, solon, statesman | ||