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

3 senses of wallace

Sense 1
Wallace, Sir William Wallace -- (Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305))
       INSTANCE OF=> insurgent, insurrectionist, freedom fighter, rebel -- (a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions))

Sense 2
Wallace, Edgar Wallace, Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace -- (English writer noted for his crime novels (1875-1932))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 3
Wallace, Alfred Russel Wallace -- (English naturalist who formulated a concept of evolution that resembled Charles Darwin's (1823-1913))
       INSTANCE OF=> naturalist, natural scientist -- (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))