Bushnell

Other forms: Bushnells

Definitions of Bushnell
  1. noun
    American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824)
    synonyms: David Bushnell, Father of the Submarine
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    artificer, discoverer, inventor
    someone who is the first to think of or make something
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