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JACQUES ETIENNE MONTGOLFIER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
French inventor who (with his brother Josef Michel Montgolfier) pioneered hot-air ballooning (1745-1799)
Synonyms:
Jacques Etienne Montgolfier; Montgolfier
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Instance hypernyms:
balloonist (someone who flies a balloon)