Shaw

Other forms: Shaws

Definitions of Shaw

1. noun

   British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950)
   synonyms: G. B. Shaw, George Bernard Shaw

   example of:

   dramatist, dramaturge, playwright

   someone who writes plays

   author, writer

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

   United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885)
   synonyms: Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings

   example of:

   farceur, humorist, humourist

   someone who acts, speaks, or writes in an amusing way
3. noun

   United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004)
   synonyms: Arthur Jacob Arshawsky, Artie Shaw

   example of:

   bandleader

   the leader of a dance band

   clarinetist, clarinettist

   a musician who plays the clarinet
4. noun

   United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919)
   synonyms: Anna Howard Shaw

   example of:

   Dr., MD, doc, doctor, medico, physician

   a licensed medical practitioner

   suffragist

   an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)