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GOULD

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• GOULD (noun)
The noun GOULD has 2 senses:

1. United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
2. United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)

Familiarity information: GOULD used as a noun is rare.

• GOULD (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Gould; Stephen Jay Gould

Instance hypernyms:

fossilist; palaeontologist; paleontologist (a specialist in paleontology)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

United States financier who gained control of the Erie Canal and who caused a financial panic in 1869 when he attempted to corner the gold market (1836-1892)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jay Gould; Gould

Instance hypernyms:

financier; moneyman (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)

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