ROBINSON

Pronunciation (US):

• ROBINSON (noun)
  The noun ROBINSON has 7 senses:

1. English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
2. United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)
3. Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958)
4. United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936)
5. United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)
6. United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935)
7. United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973)

  Familiarity information: ROBINSON used as a noun is common.

• ROBINSON (noun)

Meaning:

English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Robert Robinson; Robinson; Sir Robert Robinson

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

Meaning:

United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ray Robinson; Sugar Ray Robinson; Walker Smith; Robinson

Instance hypernyms:

gladiator; prizefighter (a professional boxer)

Meaning:

Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Lennox Robinson; Esme Stuart Lennox Robinson; Robinson

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

Meaning:

United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

James Harvey Robinson; Robinson

Instance hypernyms:

historian; historiographer (a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)

Meaning:

United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jackie Robinson; Jack Roosevelt Robinson; Robinson

Instance hypernyms:

ballplayer; baseball player (an athlete who plays baseball)

Meaning:

United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edwin Arlington Robinson; Robinson

Instance hypernyms:

poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

Meaning:

United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Edward G. Robinson; Edward Goldenberg Robinson; Robinson

Instance hypernyms:

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