MARTIN LUTHER KING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968)

Synonyms:

King; Martin Luther King; Martin Luther King Jr.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

civil rights activist; civil rights leader; civil rights worker (a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups)

clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)