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HITCHCOCK
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• HITCHCOCK (noun)
The noun HITCHCOCK has 1 sense:
1. English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
Familiarity information: HITCHCOCK used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Alfred Hitchcock; Alfred Joseph Hitchcock; Hitchcock; Sir Alfred Hitchcock
Instance hypernyms:
director; film director (the person who directs the making of a film)
Context examples
The center is affiliated with The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital.
(Norris Cotton Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)
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