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LINDSAY

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States poet who traveled the country trading his poems for room and board (1879-1931)

Synonyms:

Lindsay; Nicholas Vachel Lindsay; Vachel Lindsay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)

Synonyms:

Howard Lindsay; Lindsay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

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