shaw

English Thesaurus

1. British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	dramatist, playwright,
definition	:	someone who writes plays (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	author, writer,
definition	:	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person)

2. United States physician and suffragist (1847-1919) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	doc, doctor, dr., md, medico, physician,
definition	:	a licensed medical practitioner (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	suffragist,
definition	:	an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women) (noun.person)

3. United States humorist who wrote about rural life (1818-1885) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	humorist, humourist,
definition	:	someone who acts speaks or writes in an amusing way (noun.person)

4. United States clarinetist and leader of a swing band (1910-2004) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	bandleader,
definition	:	the leader of a dance band (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	clarinetist, clarinettist,
definition	:	a musician who plays the clarinet (noun.person)

5. British playwright (born in Ireland); founder of the Fabian Society (1856-1950) (noun.person)

derivation	:	shavian,
definition	:	of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works (adj.pert)

derivation	:	shavian,
definition	:	of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works (adj.pert)