Definition of Frazer

1. Noun. English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941).


Definition of Frazer

1. Proper noun. (surname Scottish and Irish from=Old French dot=), a variant of Fraser ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frazer

Fraxinus Americana
Fraxinus caroliniana
Fraxinus cuspidata
Fraxinus dipetala
Fraxinus excelsior
Fraxinus latifolia
Fraxinus nigra
Fraxinus oregona
Fraxinus ornus
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Fraxinus pennsylvanica subintegerrima
Fraxinus quadrangulata
Fraxinus texensis
Fraxinus tomentosa
Fraxinus velutina
Frazer (current term)
Frazier's needle
Frazier-Spiller operation
Fred
Fred Astaire
Fred Hoyle
Fred Sanger
Fred Skinner
Fred Zinnemann
Freda
Freddie
Freddie Mac
Freddy
Frederic
Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

Literary usage of Frazer

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

1. Pennsylvania Archives by Pennsylvania Dept. of public instruction, Pennsylvania State library, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania State Library (1914)
"Frazer, Alexr., 6th S., V, 201. Frazer, Andrew, 6th S., VIT, 389; VIII, 903, ... Frazer, Jacob, 6th S., III, 1367. I'Yazer, James, 6th S., I, 4'28, 443; ..."

2. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"In 1815, when Napoleon escaped from Elba, Frazer at once took his old place as commanding ... When the war was over Frazer was appointed British artillery ..."

3. The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans ...by John Howard Brown by John Howard Brown (1904)
"Frazer, John Fries, educator, was born in Philadelphia,Pa., July 8. 1812; son of Robert and Elizabeth (Fries) Frazer ; grandson of Lieutenant- Colonel ..."

4. Historical Papers and Addresses of the Lancaster County Historical Society by Lancaster County Historical Society (Pa (1907)
"SUSAN Frazer was the wife of Judge William Clark Frazer.an eminent lawyer of ... On April 14, 1803, she married William Clark Frazer, a rising young lawyer ..."

5. A Military Journal During the American Revolutionary War, from 1775 to 1783 by James Thacher (1823)
"Besides Lieutenant Colonel Breyman slain, General Frazer, one of the most ... Sir Francis Clark, aid de camp to General * The death of General Frazer, ..."

6. New Englander and Yale Review by Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight (1891)
"It need not be said that the studies of Professor Frazer, and his work as ... In this smaller volume Professor Frazer furnishes annotated selections from ..."

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