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

4 senses of holmes

Sense 1
Sherlock Holmes, Holmes -- (a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle)
       INSTANCE OF=> fictional character, fictitious character, character -- (an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel")

Sense 2
Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. -- (United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935))
       INSTANCE OF=> jurist, legal expert -- (a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations)

Sense 3
Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes -- (United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 4
Holmes, Arthur Holmes -- (English geologist and supporter of the theory of continental drift (1890-1965))
       INSTANCE OF=> geologist -- (a specialist in geology)