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DAVID BUSHNELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)
Synonyms:
Bushnell; David Bushnell; Father of the Submarine
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Instance hypernyms:
artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)