English noun: Burroughs | |||
| 1. | Burroughs (person) United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997) | ||
| Synonyms | William Burroughs, William S. Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
| 2. | Burroughs (person) United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898) | ||
| Synonyms | William Seward Burroughs | ||
| Instance hypernym | artificer, discoverer, inventor | ||
| 3. | Burroughs (person) United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950) | ||
| Synonyms | Edgar Rice Burroughs | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||