ROUSSEAU

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)

Synonyms:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Rousseau

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Derivation:

Rousseauan (of or pertaining to or characteristic of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778))

Sense 2

Meaning:

French primitive painter (1844-1910)

Synonyms:

Henri Rousseau; Le Douanier Rousseau; Rousseau