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MEANY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person of mean disposition

Synonyms:

meanie; meany; unkind person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("meany" is a kind of...):

oppressor (a person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States labor leader who was the first president of the AFL-CIO (1894-1980)

Synonyms:

George Meany; Meany

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

labor leader (a leader of a labor movement)

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