Definition of Jenner

1. Noun. English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823).

Exact synonyms: Edward Jenner
Generic synonyms: Doc, Doctor, Dr., Md, Medico, Physician

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jenner

Jenefer
Jenga
Jenghiz Khan
Jenglish
Jenifer
Jenkin
Jenkins
Jenkinson
Jenks
Jenn
Jenna
Jennabeth
Jennalyn
Jennens
Jenner (current term)
Jenner's stain
Jenner-Kay unit
Jennett
Jenni
Jennica
Jennie
Jennifer
Jennilyn
Jenning
Jennings
Jennison
Jenns
Jenny
Jenny Lind

Literary usage of Jenner

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"Jenner were husband and wife, and the plaintiff was born to them in lawful wedlock, ... Court that they now have the care and custody of Mary Ellen Jenner, ..."

2. Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society by Massachusetts Historical Society (1865)
"Ffre leaue • Thomas Jenner was at Saco as early as the winter of 1640-1, and was probably ... Jenner was, without doubt, the first minister settled at Saco. ..."

3. Collections by Massachusetts Historical Society (1865)
"Ffre leaue * Thomas Jenner was at Saco as early as the winter of 1640-1, ... Jenner remained here till 1646, as appears by a letter of his in this volume, ..."

4. The Numismatic Chronicle by Royal Numismatic Society (Great Britain) (1896)
"This medal is mentioned in Dr. J. Baron's Life of Edward Jenner (London, 1888), and in the descriptions of medical medals by Rudolphi, ..."

5. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1827)
"THE immense practical benefit to his fellow-creatures, of which Jenner was ... Retirement had sovereign charms for the heart of Jenner : in his native vale ..."

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