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

2 senses of merton

Sense 1
Merton, Thomas Merton -- (United States religious and writer (1915-1968))
       INSTANCE OF=> religious -- (a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience)
       INSTANCE OF=> writer, author -- (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 2
Merton, Robert Merton, Robert King Merton -- (United States sociologist (1910-2003))
       INSTANCE OF=> sociologist -- (a social scientist who studies the institutions and development of human society)