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

5 senses of hopkins

Sense 1
Hopkins, Mark Hopkins -- (United States educator and theologian (1802-1887))
       INSTANCE OF=> theologian, theologist, theologizer, theologiser -- (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
       INSTANCE OF=> educator, pedagogue, pedagog -- (someone who educates young people)

Sense 2
Hopkins, Johns Hopkins -- (United States financier and philanthropist who left money to found the university and hospital that bear his name in Baltimore (1795-1873))
       INSTANCE OF=> financier, moneyman -- (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)
       INSTANCE OF=> philanthropist, altruist -- (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)

Sense 3
Hopkins, Gerard Manley Hopkins -- (English poet (1844-1889))
       INSTANCE OF=> poet -- (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

Sense 4
Hopkins, Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins -- (English biochemist who did pioneering work that led to the discovery of vitamins (1861-1947))
       INSTANCE OF=> biochemist -- (someone with special training in biochemistry)

Sense 5
Hopkins, Anthony Hopkins, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins -- (Welsh film actor (born in 1937))
       INSTANCE OF=> actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)