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

3 senses of jacobs

Sense 1
Jacobs, W. W. Jacobs, William Wymark Jacobs -- (English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 2
Jacobs, Jane Jacobs -- (United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 3
Jacobs, Aletta Jacobs -- (Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929))
       INSTANCE OF=> doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico -- (a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor")

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

2 senses of jacob

Sense 1
Jacob, Francois Jacob -- (French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920))
       INSTANCE OF=> biochemist -- (someone with special training in biochemistry)

Sense 2
Jacob -- ((Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God'))
       => patriarch -- (any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race)