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ELIZABETH SEAMAN
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• ELIZABETH SEAMAN (noun)
The noun ELIZABETH SEAMAN has 1 sense:
1. muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
Familiarity information: ELIZABETH SEAMAN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
Muckraking United States journalist who exposed bad conditions in mental institutions (1867-1922)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman; Elizabeth Seaman; Nellie Bly; Seaman
Instance hypernyms:
journalist (a writer for newspapers and magazines)
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