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WANAMAKER

Pronunciation (US):

• WANAMAKER (noun)
The noun WANAMAKER has 1 sense:

1. United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922)

Familiarity information: WANAMAKER used as a noun is very rare.

• WANAMAKER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

John Wanamaker; Wanamaker

Instance hypernyms:

businessman; man of affairs (a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive))

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