| / English Dictionary |
HOWE
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)
Synonyms:
Elias Howe; Howe
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)
Synonyms:
Howe; Julia Ward Howe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
suffragist (an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)
Synonyms:
Gordie Howe; Gordon Howe; Howe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
hockey player; ice-hockey player (an athlete who plays hockey)
Sense 4
Meaning:
United States editor (1920-1993)
Synonyms:
Howe; Irving Howe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
editor; editor in chief (a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine))
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
