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

4 senses of hughes

Sense 1
Hughes, Ted Hughes, Edward James Hughes -- (English poet (born in 1930))
       INSTANCE OF=> poet -- (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

Sense 2
Hughes, Langston Hughes, James Langston Hughes -- (United States writer (1902-1967))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 3
Hughes, Howard Hughes, Howard Robard Hughes -- (United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976))
       INSTANCE OF=> industrialist -- (someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)
       INSTANCE OF=> aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer -- (someone who operates an aircraft)
       INSTANCE OF=> film maker, filmmaker, film producer, movie maker -- (a producer of motion pictures)

Sense 4
Hughes, Charles Evans Hughes -- (United States jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1862-1948))
       INSTANCE OF=> chief justice -- (the judge who presides over a supreme court)