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SIMON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States economist and psychologist who pioneered in the development of cognitive science (1916-2001)
Synonyms:
Herb Simon; Herbert A. Simon; Herbert Alexander Simon; Simon
Classified under:
Instance hypernyms:
economic expert; economist (an expert in the science of economics)
psychologist (a scientist trained in psychology)
Sense 2
Meaning:
United States playwright noted for light comedies (born in 1927)
Synonyms:
Marvin Neil Simon; Neil Simon; Simon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
Sense 3
Meaning:
United States singer and songwriter (born in 1942)
Synonyms:
Paul Simon; Simon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
singer; vocaliser; vocalist; vocalizer (a person who sings)
ballad maker; songster; songwriter (a composer of words or music for popular songs)
Sense 4
Meaning:
One of the twelve Apostles (first century)
Synonyms:
Simon; Simon the Canaanite; Simon the Zealot; Simon Zelotes; St. Simon
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
Apostle ((New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel)
saint (a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization)
Context examples:
According to Amy Simon of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, recent NASA Hubble Space Telescope observations confirm the Great Red Spot now is approximately 10,250 miles across, less than half the size of some historical measurements.
(Jupiter's great red spot is shrinking, NASA)
By these ten finger-bones! had I been there with Black Simon of Norwich, and but one score picked men of the Company, we had held them in play.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
In search of the body of Lady St. Simon.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“So did a many,” quoth Simon.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“I am surprised that Lord St. Simon has not already arrived. Ha! I fancy that I hear his step now upon the stairs.”
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“What the plague did you ask me for then?” said Simon.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Lord St. Simon,” said he “allow me to introduce you to Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hay Moulton. The lady, I think, you have already met.”
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“What of the woman, then?” asked Simon.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Lord St. Simon glanced over it.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Ah, yes, said Simon, shaking his head, it was a great day.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
