English dictionary
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English noun: Harris | |||
| 1. | Harris (person) United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908) | ||
| Synonyms | Joel Chandler Harris, Joel Harris | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
| 2. | Harris (person) United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992) | ||
| Synonyms | Zellig Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris | ||
| Instance hypernym | linguist, polyglot | ||
| 3. | Harris (person) United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878) | ||
| Synonyms | Townsend Harris | ||
| Instance hypernym | diplomat, diplomatist | ||
| 4. | Harris (person) Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931) | ||
| Synonyms | Frank Harris, James Thomas Harris | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
| 5. | Harris (person) British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984) | ||
| Synonyms | Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris | ||
| Instance hypernym | full general, general, marshal, marshall | ||
| 6. | Harris (person) publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713) | ||
| Synonyms | Benjamin Harris | ||
| Instance hypernym | newspaper publisher, publisher | ||
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