robinson | ||
1. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 20 | |
2. | [ noun ] (verse,writing) United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935) | |
Synonyms: | edwin_arlington_robinson | |
Related terms: | poet | |
3. | [ noun ] (history) United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936) | |
Synonyms: | james_harvey_robinson | |
Related terms: | historian | |
4. | [ noun ] (theater,writing) Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958) | |
Synonyms: | lennox_robinson esme_stuart_lennox_robinson | |
Related terms: | dramatist | |
5. | [ noun ] (boxing) United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989) | |
Synonyms: | sugar_ray_robinson walker_smith ray_robinson | |
Related terms: | prizefighter | |
6. | [ noun ] (chemistry) English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975) | |
Synonyms: | sir_robert_robinson robert_robinson | |
Related terms: | chemist | |
7. | [ noun ] (baseball,sport,games) United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972) | |
Synonyms: | jackie_robinson jack_roosevelt_robinson | |
Related terms: | ballplayer | |
8. | [ noun ] (film,performing arts) United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973) | |
Synonyms: | edward_goldenberg_robinson edward_g._robinson | |
Related terms: | actor | |
Similar spelling: |
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