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Definition of Robinson
1. Noun. English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975).
2. Noun. United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989).
Generic synonyms: Gladiator, Prizefighter
3. Noun. Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958).
4. Noun. United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936).
5. Noun. United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972).
Generic synonyms: Ballplayer, Baseball Player
6. Noun. United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935).
7. Noun. United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973).
Generic synonyms: Actor, Histrion, Player, Role Player, Thespian
Definition of Robinson
1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹
2. Proper noun. (surnames male given name) transferred from the surname. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Robinson
Literary usage of Robinson
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by Anna Lorraine Guthrie, Marion A. Knight, H.W. Wilson Company, Estella E. Painter (1920)
"MM Has- N 18 '16 Robinson, Benjamin Lincoln Diagnoses and notes relating to ...
Constr Q 4:486-97 S '16 Robinson, Charles Mulford Recent citv plan reports. ..."
2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1916)
"New Repub 7: Ap 5 '16 Robinson, Eloise Barbara buys a bonnet. ... Unpop R 5:318-31
Ap '16 Robinson, Sumner Interior decoration and personality. ..."
3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1901)
"His brother, Sir William Cleaver Francis Robinson [qv Suppl. ... On 3 March 1854
Robinson was appointed to one of those posts which for many years formed ..."
4. Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians by George Grove (1908)
"Mr. Robinson introduced a different practice, calculated to display the agility of
... Robinson had a daughter, who was a contralto singer and the original ..."
5. The Cumulative Book Index by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"Robinson, Leonard Browning, 1873- Reference work on Iowa Justice practice, ...
Robinson, Nellie Grace, 1874- Philo's daughter: the story of the daughter of ..."
6. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1902)
"Harry Robinson. (There was a long suit between Mr. Robinson and the town of
Guilford about a fence built by the former, which suit is discussed in Steiner'g ..."
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