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

6 senses of lewis

Sense 1
Lewis, Jerry Lee Lewis -- (United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935))
       INSTANCE OF=> rock star -- (a famous singer of rock music)
       INSTANCE OF=> pianist, piano player -- (a person who plays the piano)

Sense 2
Lewis, Carl Lewis, Frederick Carleton Lewis -- (United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961))
       INSTANCE OF=> sprinter -- (someone who runs a short distance at top speed)
       INSTANCE OF=> jumper -- (an athlete who competes at jumping; "he is one hell of a jumper")

Sense 3
Lewis, Meriwether Lewis -- (United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809))
       INSTANCE OF=> explorer, adventurer -- (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))

Sense 4
Lewis, John L. Lewis, John Llewelly Lewis -- (United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969))
       INSTANCE OF=> labor leader -- (a leader of a labor movement)

Sense 5
Lewis, Sinclair Lewis, Harry Sinclair Lewis -- (United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 6
Lewis, C. S. Lewis, Clive Staples Lewis -- (English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))