Definition of Stephenson

1. Noun. English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848).

Exact synonyms: George Stephenson
Generic synonyms: Businessman, Man Of Affairs

Definition of Stephenson

1. Proper noun. (surname A=An English and Scottish patronymic from=given names) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stephenson

Stephen Crane
Stephen Decatur
Stephen Foster
Stephen Girard
Stephen Grover Cleveland
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Leacock
Stephen Michael Reich
Stephen Samuel Wise
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Spender
Stephen Vincent Benet
Stephen William Hawking
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Literary usage of Stephenson

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 (1914)
"stephenson, David, 6th S., II, 132; V, 259. stephenson, 'Ed'ward, 6th S., IV, ... stephenson, George, 6th S., V, 179; VII, 791. stephenson, Henry, 6th S., ..."

2. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1895)
"Between him and the magazines, just where the town of Fremont now stands, was a wretched stockade called Fort stephenson, and ten miles behind it, ..."

3. Journal of Theological Studies (1904)
"Mr stephenson has given us a book thoroughly and worthily representative of the Catholic ... Mr stephenson writes from the heart as well as from the head, ..."

4. Readings in Modern European History: A Collection of Extracts from the by James Harvey Robinson, Charles Austin Beard (1909)
"Eight locomotives constructed at the stephenson works had Eight loco- been delivered ... The " Northumbrian" engine, driven by George stephenson himself, ..."

5. Chambers's Biographical Dictionary: The Great of All Times and Nations by Francis Hindes Groome, David Patrick (1898)
"In 1821 stephenson was appointed engineer for the construction of the Stockton ... stephenson, ROBERT, son of George Stephen- son, torn at Willington Quay, ..."

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