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Gould

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Gould

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n
United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)
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n
United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Gould
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n United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)

Synonyms:
Jay Gould
Example of:
financier, moneyman
a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
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n United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)

Synonyms:
Stephen Jay Gould
Example of:
fossilist, palaeontologist, paleontologist
a specialist in paleontology
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