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MITCHELL

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• MITCHELL (noun)
The noun MITCHELL has 6 senses:

1. English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
2. United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)
3. United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae (1818-1889)
4. United States writer noted for her novel about the South during the American Civil War (1900-1949)
5. United States labor leader; president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919)
6. United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934)

Familiarity information: MITCHELL used as a noun is common.

• MITCHELL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Mitchell; R. J. Mitchell; Reginald Joseph Mitchell

Instance hypernyms:

aeronautical engineer (an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Billy Mitchell; William Mitchell; Mitchell

Instance hypernyms:

aeronaut; airman; aviator; flier; flyer (someone who operates an aircraft)

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae (1818-1889)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Maria Mitchell; Mitchell

Instance hypernyms:

astronomer; stargazer; uranologist (a physicist who studies astronomy)

Sense 4

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Meaning:

United States writer noted for her novel about the South during the American Civil War (1900-1949)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Margaret Mitchell; Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell; Mitchell

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 5

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Meaning:

United States labor leader; president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John Mitchell; Mitchell

Instance hypernyms:

labor leader (a leader of a labor movement)

Sense 6

Mitchell ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Arthur Mitchell; Mitchell

Instance hypernyms:

dancer; professional dancer; terpsichorean (a performer who dances)

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