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MEANY

Pronunciation (US):

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

1. United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980)
2. a person of mean disposition

Familiarity information: MEANY used as a noun is rare.

• MEANY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

George Meany; Meany

Instance hypernyms:

labor leader (a leader of a labor movement)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A person of mean disposition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

meanie; unkind person; meany

Hypernyms ("meany" is a kind of...):

oppressor (a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures)

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