English noun: Whitman | |||
| 1. | Whitman (person) United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892) | ||
| Synonyms | Walt Whitman | ||
| Instance hypernym | poet | ||
| 2. | Whitman (person) United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802-1847) | ||
| Synonyms | Marcus Whitman | ||
| Instance hypernym | missionary | ||