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

7 senses of robinson

Sense 1
Robinson, Robert Robinson, Sir Robert Robinson -- (English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975))
       INSTANCE OF=> chemist -- (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

Sense 2
Robinson, Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Robinson, Walker Smith -- (United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989))
       INSTANCE OF=> prizefighter, gladiator -- (a professional boxer)

Sense 3
Robinson, Lennox Robinson, Esme Stuart Lennox Robinson -- (Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958))
       INSTANCE OF=> dramatist, playwright -- (someone who writes plays)

Sense 4
Robinson, James Harvey Robinson -- (United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936))
       INSTANCE OF=> historian, historiographer -- (a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it)

Sense 5
Robinson, Jackie Robinson, Jack Roosevelt Robinson -- (United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972))
       INSTANCE OF=> ballplayer, baseball player -- (an athlete who plays baseball)

Sense 6
Robinson, Edwin Arlington Robinson -- (United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935))
       INSTANCE OF=> poet -- (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

Sense 7
Robinson, Edward G. Robinson, Edward Goldenberg Robinson -- (United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973))
       INSTANCE OF=> actor, histrion, player, thespian, role player -- (a theatrical performer)