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TOM PAINE

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• TOM PAINE (noun)
The noun TOM PAINE has 1 sense:

1. American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)

Familiarity information: TOM PAINE used as a noun is very rare.

• TOM PAINE (noun)

Sense 1

Tom Paine ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Thomas Paine; Tom Paine; Paine

Instance hypernyms:

American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)

pamphleteer (a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues))

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