Webb

/wɛb/
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Other forms: Webbs

Definitions of Webb
  1. noun
    English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947)
    synonyms: First Baron Passfield, Sidney James Webb, Sidney Webb
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    example of:
    economic expert, economist
    an expert in the science of economics
    sociologist
    a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
  2. noun
    English writer and a central member of the Fabian Society (1858-1943)
    synonyms: Beatrice Webb, Martha Beatrice Potter Webb
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    example of:
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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