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

4 senses of howe

Sense 1
Howe, Irving Howe -- (United States editor (1920-1993))
       INSTANCE OF=> editor, editor in chief -- (a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine))

Sense 2
Howe, Gordie Howe, Gordon Howe -- (Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928))
       INSTANCE OF=> hockey player, ice-hockey player -- (an athlete who plays hockey)

Sense 3
Howe, Julia Ward Howe -- (United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910))
       INSTANCE OF=> suffragist -- (an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women))

Sense 4
Howe, Elias Howe -- (United States inventor who built early sewing machines and won suits for patent infringement against other manufacturers (including Isaac M. Singer) (1819-1867))
       INSTANCE OF=> inventor, discoverer, artificer -- (someone who is the first to think of or make something)