Weber

/ˈwɛbər/

Other forms: Webers

Definitions of Weber

1. noun

   German sociologist and pioneer of the analytic method in sociology (1864-1920)
   synonyms: Max Weber

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   sociologist

   a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society
2. noun

   United States abstract painter (born in Russia) (1881-1961)
   synonyms: Max Weber

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   painter

   an artist who paints
3. noun

   German conductor and composer of romantic operas (1786-1826)
   synonyms: Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber, Carl Maria von Weber

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   composer

   someone who composes music as a profession

   conductor, director, music director

   the person who leads a musical group
4. noun

   German physiologist who studied sensory responses to stimuli and is considered the father of psychophysics (1795-1878)
   synonyms: E. H. Weber, Ernst Heinrich Weber

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   physiologist

   a scientist who studies how living organisms function
5. noun

   German physicist and brother of E. H. Weber; noted for his studies of terrestrial magnetism (1804-1891)
   synonyms: Wilhelm Eduard Weber

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   physicist

   a scientist trained in physics