ALLEN

Pronunciation (US):

• ALLEN (noun)
  The noun ALLEN has 3 senses:

1. United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
2. United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)
3. a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)

  Familiarity information: ALLEN used as a noun is uncommon.

• ALLEN (noun)

Meaning:

United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Allen; Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen; Gracie; Gracie Allen

Instance hypernyms:

comedienne (a female comedian)

Meaning:

United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Allen Stewart Konigsberg; Woody Allen; Allen

Instance hypernyms:

actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)

film maker; film producer; filmmaker; movie maker (a producer of motion pictures)

Meaning:

A soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ethan Allen; Allen

Instance hypernyms:

soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)