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ARNOLD

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States general and traitor in the American Revolution; in 1780 his plan to surrender West Point to the British was foiled (1741-1801)

Synonyms:

Arnold; Benedict Arnold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

traitor; treasonist (someone who betrays his country by committing treason)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)

Synonyms:

Arnold; Matthew Arnold

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

literary critic (a critic of literature)

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

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