ELI WHITNEY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)

Synonyms:

Eli Whitney; Whitney

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

artificer; discoverer; inventor (someone who is the first to think of or make something)

manufacturer; producer (someone who manufactures something)

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