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MORGAN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Morgan mean?

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

1. United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
2. United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)
3. a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)
4. soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)
5. United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)
6. an American breed of small compact saddle horses

Familiarity information: MORGAN used as a noun is common.

Dictionary entry details

• MORGAN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Lewis Henry Morgan; Morgan

Instance hypernyms:

anthropologist (a social scientist who specializes in anthropology)

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Meaning:

United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Thomas Hunt Morgan; Morgan

Instance hypernyms:

biologist; life scientist ((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)

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Meaning:

A Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Sir Henry Morgan; Henry Morgan; Morgan

Instance hypernyms:

buccaneer; pirate; sea robber; sea rover (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)

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Meaning:

Soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Daniel Morgan; Morgan

Instance hypernyms:

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

Sense 5

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Meaning:

United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

J. P. Morgan; John Pierpont Morgan; Morgan

Instance hypernyms:

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

Sense 6

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Meaning:

An American breed of small compact saddle horses

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mount; riding horse; saddle horse (a lightweight horse kept for riding only)

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