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JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY
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• JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY (noun)
The noun JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY has 1 sense:
1. American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
Familiarity information: JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY used as a noun is very rare.
• JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
American painter who did portraits of Paul Revere and John Hancock before fleeing to England to avoid the American Revolution (1738-1815)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Copley; John Copley; John Singleton Copley
Instance hypernyms:
painter (an artist who paints)
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