English dictionary

Harris

/'h/&/r/I/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

noun.person

Synonyms joel chandler harris joel harris

Source: WordNet 3.0
United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)

noun.person

Synonyms zellig harris zellig sabbatai harris

Source: WordNet 3.0
United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)

noun.person

Synonyms townsend harris

Source: WordNet 3.0
Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)

noun.person

Synonyms frank harris james thomas harris

Source: WordNet 3.0
British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)

noun.person

Synonyms bomber harris sir arthur travers harris

Source: WordNet 3.0
publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)

noun.person

Synonyms benjamin harris

Source: WordNet 3.0