Carson

Other forms: Carsons

Definitions of Carson

1. noun

   United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)
   synonyms: Christopher Carson, Kit Carson

   example of:

   backwoodsman, frontiersman, mountain man

   a man who lives on the frontier
2. noun

   United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
   synonyms: Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise Carson

   example of:

   biologist, life scientist

   (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms

   conservationist, environmentalist

   someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution