Morris

/ˈmɔrɪs/
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Other forms: Morrises

Definitions of Morris
  1. noun
    United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816)
    synonyms: Gouverneur Morris
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    example of:
    national leader, solon, statesman
    a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
  2. noun
    leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806)
    synonyms: Robert Morris
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    American Revolutionary leader
    a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States
    financier, moneyman
    a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
  3. noun
    United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
    synonyms: Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack Morris, Esther Morris
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    example of:
    suffragist
    an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)
  4. noun
    English poet and craftsman (1834-1896)
    synonyms: William Morris
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    artificer, artisan, craftsman, journeyman
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
    poet
    a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
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