SIR HIRAM STEVENS MAXIM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

Synonyms:

Maxim; Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)

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