English noun: Bunyan | |||
1. | Bunyan (person) English preacher and author of an allegorical novel, Pilgrim's Progress (1628-1688) | ||
Synonyms | John Bunyan | ||
Instance hypernym | author, preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer, writer | ||
2. | Bunyan (person) a legendary giant lumberjack of the north woods of the United States and Canada | ||
Samples | Paul Bunyan had a blue ox named Babe. The lakes of Minnesota began when Paul Bunyan and Babe's footprints filled with water. | ||
Synonyms | Paul Bunyan | ||
Instance hypernym | character, faller, feller, fictional character, fictitious character, logger, lumberjack, lumberman | ||