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MAYER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States filmmaker (born in Russia) who founded his own film company and later merged with Samuel Goldwyn (1885-1957)
Synonyms:
Louis B. Mayer; Louis Burt Mayer; Mayer
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
film maker; film producer; filmmaker; movie maker (a producer of motion pictures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States physicist (born in Germany) noted for her research on the structure of the atom (1906-1972)
Synonyms:
Marie Goeppert Mayer; Mayer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
nuclear physicist (a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics)
