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WILLIAM AVERELL HARRIMAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986)
Synonyms:
Averell Harriman; Harriman; William Averell Harriman
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Instance hypernyms:
diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)
financier; moneyman (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)