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

4 senses of roberts

Sense 1
Roberts, Richard J. Roberts, Richard John Roberts -- (United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943))
       INSTANCE OF=> chemist -- (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

Sense 2
Roberts, Oral Roberts -- (United States evangelist (born 1918))
       INSTANCE OF=> evangelist, revivalist, gospeler, gospeller -- (a preacher of the Christian gospel)

Sense 3
Roberts, Kenneth Roberts -- (United States writer remembered for his historical novels about colonial America (1885-1957))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 4
Roberts, Bartholomew Roberts -- (a Welsh pirate credited with having taken more than 400 ships (1682-1722))
       INSTANCE OF=> pirate, buccaneer, sea robber, sea rover -- (someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation)

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

1 sense of robert

Sense 1
Robert, Henry M. Robert, Henry Martyn Robert -- (United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923))
       INSTANCE OF=> parliamentarian -- (an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures)