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Morris

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Morris

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n
United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816)
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n
leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806)
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United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
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English poet and craftsman (1834-1896)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Morris
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n United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816)

Synonyms:
Gouverneur Morris
Example of:
national leader, solon, statesman
a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
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n leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806)

Synonyms:
Robert Morris
Example of:
American Revolutionary leader
a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States
financier, moneyman
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
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n United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

Synonyms:
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris, Esther Morris
Example of:
suffragist
an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
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n English poet and craftsman (1834-1896)

Synonyms:
William Morris
Example of:
artificer, artisan, craftsman, journeyman
a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
poet
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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