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HARRIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)
Synonyms:
Benjamin Harris; Harris
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
newspaper publisher; publisher (the proprietor of a newspaper)
Sense 2
Meaning:
British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
Synonyms:
Bomber Harris; Harris; Sir Arthur Travers Harris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)
marshal; marshall ((in some countries) a military officer of highest rank)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)
Synonyms:
Frank Harris; Harris; James Thomas Harris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 4
Meaning:
United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)
Synonyms:
Harris; Townsend Harris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)
Sense 5
Meaning:
United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)
Synonyms:
Harris; Zellig Harris; Zellig Sabbatai Harris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
linguist; polyglot (a person who speaks more than one language)
Sense 6
Meaning:
United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
Synonyms:
Harris; Joel Chandler Harris; Joel Harris
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Context examples:
Hour after hour passed away in sleepless pain and delirium on Marianne's side, and in the most cruel anxiety on Elinor's, before Mr. Harris appeared.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Her departure, therefore, was fixed on; and within an hour after Mr. Harris's arrival, she set off, with her little boy and his nurse, for the house of a near relation of Mr. Palmer's, who lived a few miles on the other side of Bath; whither her husband promised, at her earnest entreaty, to join her in a day or two; and whither she was almost equally urgent with her mother to accompany her.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Anxiety and hope now oppressed her in equal degrees, and left her no moment of tranquillity till the arrival of Mr. Harris at four o'clock;—when his assurances, his felicitations on a recovery in her sister even surpassing his expectation, gave her confidence, comfort, and tears of joy.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
She thanked him with brief, though fervent gratitude, and while he went to hurry off his servant with a message to Mr. Harris, and an order for post-horses directly, she wrote a few lines to her mother.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
Mrs. Jennings, who had been inclined from the first to think Marianne's complaint more serious than Elinor, now looked very grave on Mr. Harris's report, and confirming Charlotte's fears and caution, urged the necessity of her immediate removal with her infant; and Mr. Palmer, though treating their apprehensions as idle, found the anxiety and importunity of his wife too great to be withstood.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
It was lower and quicker than ever! and Marianne, still talking wildly of mama, her alarm increased so rapidly, as to determine her on sending instantly for Mr. Harris, and despatching a messenger to Barton for her mother.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
