Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun allen

3 senses of allen

Sense 1
Allen, Gracie Allen, Grace Ethel Cecile Rosalie Allen, Gracie -- (United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964))
       INSTANCE OF=> comedienne -- (a female comedian)

Sense 2
Allen, Woody Allen, Allen Stewart Konigsberg -- (United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-))
       INSTANCE OF=> film maker, filmmaker, film producer, movie maker -- (a producer of motion pictures)
       INSTANCE OF=> actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)

Sense 3
Allen, Ethan Allen -- (a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789))
       INSTANCE OF=> soldier -- (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army; "the soldiers stood at attention")