Harris

/ˈhærəs/

Other forms: Harrises; Harriss

Definitions of Harris

1. noun

   United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
   synonyms: Joel Chandler Harris, Joel Harris

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   author, writer

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

   United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)
   synonyms: Townsend Harris

   example of:

   diplomat, diplomatist

   an official engaged in international negotiations
3. noun

   United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)
   synonyms: Zellig Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris

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   linguist, polyglot

   a person who speaks more than one language
4. noun

   British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
   synonyms: Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris

   example of:

   full general, general

   a general officer of the highest rank

   marshal, marshall

   (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank
5. noun

   publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)
   synonyms: Benjamin Harris

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   newspaper publisher, publisher

   the proprietor of a newspaper
6. noun

   Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)
   synonyms: Frank Harris, James Thomas Harris

   example of:

   author, writer

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