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JACK DEMPSEY

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Overview

JACK DEMPSEY (noun)
  The noun JACK DEMPSEY has 1 sense:

1. United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)play

  Familiarity information: JACK DEMPSEY used as a noun is very rare.


English dictionary: Word details


JACK DEMPSEY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Dempsey; Jack Dempsey; Manassa Mauler; William Harrison Dempsey

Instance hypernyms:

gladiator; prizefighter (a professional boxer)


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