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

4 senses of shaw

Sense 1
Shaw, Artie Shaw, Arthur Jacob Arshawsky -- (United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004))
       INSTANCE OF=> clarinetist, clarinettist -- (a musician who plays the clarinet)
       INSTANCE OF=> bandleader -- (the leader of a dance band)

Sense 2
Shaw, Henry Wheeler Shaw, Josh Billings -- (United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885))
       INSTANCE OF=> humorist, humourist -- (someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way)

Sense 3
Shaw, Anna Howard Shaw -- (United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919))
       INSTANCE OF=> suffragist -- (an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women))
       INSTANCE OF=> doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico -- (a licensed medical practitioner; "I felt so bad I went to see my doctor")

Sense 4
Shaw, G. B. Shaw, George Bernard Shaw -- (British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
       INSTANCE OF=> dramatist, playwright -- (someone who writes plays)