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Williams

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: Williams

1
 n
English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)
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United States poet (1883-1963)
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 n
United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)
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 n
United States playwright (1911-1983)
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United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
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 n
English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: Williams
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n English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683)

Synonyms:
Roger Williams
Example of:
clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
colonist, settler
a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
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n United States poet (1883-1963)

Synonyms:
William Carlos Williams
Example of:
poet
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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n United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002)

Synonyms:
Ted Williams, Theodore Samuel Williams
Example of:
ballplayer, baseball player
an athlete who plays baseball
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n United States playwright (1911-1983)

Synonyms:
Tennessee Williams, Thomas Lanier Williams
Example of:
dramatist, playwright
someone who writes plays
5

n United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)

Synonyms:
Hank Williams, Hiram King Williams, Hiram Williams
Example of:
singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer
a person who sings
ballad maker, songster, songwriter
a composer of words or music for popular songs
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n English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003)

Synonyms:
Bernard Arthur Owen Williams, Sir Bernard Williams
Example of:
philosopher
a specialist in philosophy
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