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Howe

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Howe

1
 n
Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)
2
 n
United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)
3
 n
United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)
4
 n
United States editor (1920-1993)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Howe
1

n Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)

Synonyms:
Gordie Howe, Gordon Howe
Example of:
hockey player, ice-hockey player
an athlete who plays hockey
2

n United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)

Synonyms:
Julia Ward Howe
Example of:
suffragist
an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
3

n United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867)

Synonyms:
Elias Howe
Example of:
artificer, discoverer, inventor
someone who is the first to think of or make something
4

n United States editor (1920-1993)

Synonyms:
Irving Howe
Example of:
editor, editor in chief
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
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