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

6 senses of williams

Sense 1
Williams, Hank Williams, Hiram Williams, Hiram King Williams -- (United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953))
       INSTANCE OF=> singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser -- (a person who sings)
       INSTANCE OF=> songwriter, songster, ballad maker -- (a composer of words or music for popular songs)

Sense 2
Williams, Sir Bernard Williams, Bernard Arthur Owen Williams -- (English philosopher credited with reviving the field of moral philosophy (1929-2003))
       INSTANCE OF=> philosopher -- (a specialist in philosophy)

Sense 3
Williams, William Carlos Williams -- (United States poet (1883-1963))
       INSTANCE OF=> poet -- (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

Sense 4
Williams, Ted Williams, Theodore Samuel Williams -- (United States baseball player noted as a hitter (1918-2002))
       INSTANCE OF=> ballplayer, baseball player -- (an athlete who plays baseball)

Sense 5
Williams, Roger Williams -- (English clergyman and colonist who was expelled from Massachusetts for criticizing Puritanism; he founded Providence in 1636 and obtained a royal charter for Rhode Island in 1663 (1603-1683))
       INSTANCE OF=> clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth -- (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)
       INSTANCE OF=> settler, colonist -- (a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country)

Sense 6
Williams, Tennessee Williams, Thomas Lanier Williams -- (United States playwright (1911-1983))
       INSTANCE OF=> dramatist, playwright -- (someone who writes plays)