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Carson

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Carson

1
 n
United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)
2
 n
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Carson
1

n United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)

Synonyms:
Christopher Carson, Kit Carson
Example of:
backwoodsman, frontiersman, mountain man
a man who lives on the frontier
2

n United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

Synonyms:
Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise Carson
Example of:
biologist, life scientist
(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
conservationist, environmentalist
someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution
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