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CARSON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)
Synonyms:
Carson; Christopher Carson; Kit Carson
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
backwoodsman; frontiersman; mountain man (a man who lives on the frontier)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
Synonyms:
Carson; Rachel Carson; Rachel Louise Carson
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
biologist; life scientist ((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)
conservationist; environmentalist (someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution)
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