English noun: beadle | |||
| 1. | beadle (person) a minor parish official who serves a ceremonial function | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | functionary, official | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| 2. | Beadle (person) United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989) | ||
| Synonyms | George Beadle, George Wells Beadle | ||
| Instance hypernym | biologist, life scientist | ||