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

2 senses of rousseau

Sense 1
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques Rousseau -- (French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
       INSTANCE OF=> philosopher -- (a specialist in philosophy)

Sense 2
Rousseau, Henri Rousseau, Le Douanier Rousseau -- (French primitive painter (1844-1910))
       INSTANCE OF=> painter -- (an artist who paints)