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CARNEGIE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)
Synonyms:
Andrew Carnegie; Carnegie
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
industrialist (someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)
altruist; philanthropist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)
Synonyms:
Carnegie; Dale Carnegie
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)
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