SCOTT

Pronunciation (US):

• SCOTT (noun)
  The noun SCOTT has 5 senses:

1. award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
2. English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
3. United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
4. British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
5. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)

  Familiarity information: SCOTT used as a noun is common.

• SCOTT (noun)

Meaning:

Award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

George C. Scott; Scott

Instance hypernyms:

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

Meaning:

English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Robert Falcon Scott; Robert Scott; Scott

Instance hypernyms:

adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))

Meaning:

United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Winfield Scott; Scott

Instance hypernyms:

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

Meaning:

British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Sir Walter Scott; Walter Scott; Scott

Instance hypernyms:

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

Meaning:

United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Dred Scott; Scott

Instance hypernyms:

slave (a person who is owned by someone)