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

11 senses of wilson

Sense 1
Wilson, Harriet Wilson -- (author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 2
Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson, Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson -- (English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991))
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 3
Wilson, Alexander Wilson -- (Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813))
       INSTANCE OF=> ornithologist, bird watcher -- (a zoologist who studies birds)

Sense 4
Wilson, Robert Woodrow Wilson -- (United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918))
       INSTANCE OF=> physicist -- (a scientist trained in physics)

Sense 5
Wilson, John Tuzo Wilson -- (Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993))
       INSTANCE OF=> geophysicist -- (a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth)

Sense 6
Wilson, James Wilson -- (American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798))
       INSTANCE OF=> American Revolutionary leader -- (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)

Sense 7
Wilson, E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson -- (United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929))
       INSTANCE OF=> entomologist, bugologist, bug-hunter -- (a zoologist who studies insects)

Sense 8
Wilson, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson -- (Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959))
       INSTANCE OF=> nuclear physicist -- (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)

Sense 9
Wilson, Edmund Wilson -- (United States literary critic (1895-1972))
       INSTANCE OF=> literary critic -- (a critic of literature)

Sense 10
Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, President Wilson -- (28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924))
       INSTANCE OF=> President of the United States, United States President, President, Chief Executive -- (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government; "the President likes to jog every morning")

Sense 11
Wilson, Mount Wilson -- (a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high))
       INSTANCE OF=> mountain peak -- (the summit of a mountain)