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Turner

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Turner

1
 n
English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)
2
 n
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
3
 n
United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)
4
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United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Turner
1

n English landscape painter whose treatment of light and color influenced the French impressionists (1775-1851)

Synonyms:
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Example of:
painter
an artist who paints
2

n United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)

Synonyms:
Nat Turner
Example of:
freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel
a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)
slave
a person who is owned by someone
3

n United States endocrinologist (1892-1970)

Synonyms:
Henry Hubert Turner
Example of:
endocrinologist
physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the endocrine system
4

n United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)

Synonyms:
Frederick Jackson Turner
Example of:
historian, historiographer
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
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