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ALBERT SCHWEITZER
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• ALBERT SCHWEITZER (noun)
The noun ALBERT SCHWEITZER has 1 sense:
1. French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)
Familiarity information: ALBERT SCHWEITZER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Albert Schweitzer; Schweitzer
Instance hypernyms:
doc; doctor; Dr.; MD; medico; physician (a licensed medical practitioner)
missionary; missioner (someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country)
organist (a person who plays an organ)
philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)
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