Franklin

/ˈfræŋklən/

Other forms: Franklins

Definitions of Franklin

1. noun

   printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
   synonyms: Benjamin Franklin

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   American Revolutionary leader

   a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States

   pressman, printer

   someone whose occupation is printing

   scientist

   a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences

   author, writer

   a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
2. noun

   United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
   synonyms: John Hope Franklin

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   historian, historiographer

   a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it