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Parkinson
PRIMARY MEANINGS OF:
Parkinson
1
n
English surgeon (1755-1824)
2
n
British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Parkinson
1
n
English surgeon (1755-1824)
Synonyms:
James Parkinson
Example of:
operating surgeon
,
sawbones
,
surgeon
a physician who specializes in surgery
2
n
British historian noted for ridicule of bureaucracies (1909-1993)
Synonyms:
C. Northcote Parkinson
,
Cyril Northcote Parkinson
Example of:
historian
,
historiographer
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
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