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Hoover

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Hoover

1
 n
31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)
2
 n
a kind of vacuum cleaner
3
 n
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
4
 n
United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Hoover
1

n 31st President of the United States; in 1929 the stock market crashed and the economy collapsed and Hoover was defeated for reelection by Franklin Roosevelt (1874-1964)

Synonyms:
Herbert Clark Hoover, Herbert Hoover, President Hoover
Example of:
Chief Executive, President, President of the United States, United States President
the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government
2

n a kind of vacuum cleaner

Type of:
vacuum, vacuum cleaner
an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
3

n United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)

Synonyms:
William Henry Hoover, William Hoover
Example of:
industrialist
someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise
4

n United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)

Synonyms:
J. Edgar Hoover, John Edgar Hoover
Example of:
attorney, lawyer
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
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