BEECHER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)

Synonyms:

Beecher; Henry Ward Beecher

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

abolitionist; emancipationist (a reformer who favors abolishing slavery)

clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)

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