RICHARD BURTON

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• RICHARD BURTON (noun)
  The noun RICHARD BURTON has 2 senses:

1. English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

2. Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)

  Familiarity information: RICHARD BURTON used as a noun is rare.

• RICHARD BURTON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Burton; Richard Burton; Sir Richard Burton; Sir Richard Francis Burton

Instance hypernyms:

adventurer; explorer (someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Burton; Richard Burton

Instance hypernyms:

actor; histrion; player; role player; thespian (a theatrical performer)

 Context examples 

Think of Richard Burton. When I read his wife's life of him I could so understand her love.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)