HARRIS

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• HARRIS (noun)
  The noun HARRIS has 6 senses:

1. United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

2. United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)

3. United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)

4. Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)

5. British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)

6. publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)

  Familiarity information: HARRIS used as a noun is common.

• HARRIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Harris; Joel Chandler Harris; Joel Harris

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Harris; Zellig Harris; Zellig Sabbatai Harris

Instance hypernyms:

linguist; polyglot (a person who speaks more than one language)

Sense 3

Meaning:

United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Harris; Townsend Harris

Instance hypernyms:

diplomat; diplomatist (an official engaged in international negotiations)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Frank Harris; Harris; James Thomas Harris

Instance hypernyms:

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Sense 5

Meaning:

British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Bomber Harris; Harris; Sir Arthur Travers Harris

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

marshal; marshall ((in some countries) a military officer of highest rank)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Benjamin Harris; Harris

Instance hypernyms:

newspaper publisher; publisher (the proprietor of a newspaper)

 Context examples 

“We were talking of Harris,” I said to Wolf Larsen.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“Yes, I have no doubt that we shall be able to do something for you. What is your particular line, Mr. Harris?”

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Mr. Harris was punctual in his second visit;—but he came to be disappointed in his hopes of what the last would produce.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

David Harris, CSIRO research director says “the special thing about the technology that we have is that it allows you to produce very pure hydrogen directly with a membrane system from ammonia.”

(Cars Powered by New Fuel Type Tested in Australia, VOA)

They are both in the employment of Harris & Sons, Moving and Shipment Company, Orange Master's Yard, Soho.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Was dressed, when last seen, in black frock-coat faced with silk, black waistcoat, gold Albert chain, and grey Harris tweed trousers, with brown gaiters over elastic-sided boots.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

She was on the point of sending again for Mr. Harris, or if HE could not come, for some other advice, when the former—but not till after five o'clock—arrived.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

“One is Mr. Harris, of Bermondsey, and the other is Mr. Price, of this town,” said our clerk, glibly.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Mr. Harris, who attended her every day, still talked boldly of a speedy recovery, and Miss Dashwood was equally sanguine; but the expectation of the others was by no means so cheerful.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

On the morning of the third day however, the gloomy anticipations of both were almost done away; for when Mr. Harris arrived, he declared his patient materially better.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)