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Definition of Harriman
1. Noun. United States financier who negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union banning tests of nuclear weapons (1891-1986).
Generic synonyms: Diplomat, Diplomatist, Financier, Moneyman
2. Noun. United States railway tycoon (1848-1909).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harriman
Literary usage of Harriman
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1920)
"The letter of the 7th sending the note to the harriman reached that bank on the
10th, and, complying with the request it contained, a credit In favor of WB ..."
2. Bulletin by Tennessee Division of Geology, Geological Survey, Division of Geology, Tennessee (1913)
"harriman. — North of harriman the "Rockwood" formation has been somewhat broken
up by folding and faulting of the strata. One seam of ore was measured in ..."
3. History of the Town of Canterbury, New Hampshire, 1727-1912 by James Otis Lyford (1912)
"The name harriman was among those of the first settlers before 1740. ...
Elder harriman was ordained as an Evangelist April, 1812; moved to C. in 1829, ..."
4. The Railway Library by Slason Thompson (1911)
"Mr. harriman had reached the age of nearly fifty years without attracting any
general attention. In later life, when in reminiscent moods, he used to say ..."
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