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CARNEGIE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts (1835-1919)

Synonyms:

Andrew Carnegie; Carnegie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

industrialist (someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)

altruist; philanthropist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)

Synonyms:

Carnegie; Dale Carnegie

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

educator; pedagog; pedagogue (someone who educates young people)

Credits