English noun: Carson | |||
1. | Carson (person) United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964) | ||
Synonyms | Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise Carson | ||
Instance hypernym | biologist, conservationist, environmentalist, life scientist | ||
2. | Carson (person) United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868) | ||
Synonyms | Christopher Carson, Kit Carson | ||
Instance hypernym | backwoodsman, frontiersman, mountain man | ||