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SULLIVAN

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900)

Synonyms:

Arthur Seymour Sullivan; Arthur Sullivan; Sir Arthur Sullivan; Sullivan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

composer (someone who composes music as a profession)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936)

Synonyms:

Anne Mansfield Sullivan; Anne Sullivan; Sullivan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States host on a well known television variety show (1902-1974)

Synonyms:

Ed Sullivan; Edward Vincent Sullivan; Sullivan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

emcee; host; master of ceremonies (a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers))

Sense 4

Meaning:

United States psychiatrist (1892-1949)

Synonyms:

Harry Stack Sullivan; Sullivan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

head-shrinker; psychiatrist; shrink (a physician who specializes in psychiatry)

Sense 5

Meaning:

United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase 'form follows function' (1856-1924)

Synonyms:

Louis Henri Sullivan; Louis Henry Sullivan; Louis Sullivan; Sullivan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))

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