RICHARDSON

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• RICHARDSON (noun)
  The noun RICHARDSON has 2 senses:

1. United States architect (1838-1886)

2. British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)

  Familiarity information: RICHARDSON used as a noun is rare.

• RICHARDSON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States architect (1838-1886)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Henry Hobson Richardson; Richardson

Instance hypernyms:

architect; designer (someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings))

Sense 2

Meaning:

British stage and screen actor noted for playing classic roles (1902-1983)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Ralph Richardson; Richardson; Sir Ralph David Richardson

Instance hypernyms:

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

 Context examples 

Oh, la! here come the Richardsons.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Mrs. Goddard had dressed it on a Sunday, and asked all the three teachers, Miss Nash, and Miss Prince, and Miss Richardson, to sup with her.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Such was her parting concern; for after this, she had time only to pay her farewell compliments to Mrs. Jennings, before her company was claimed by Mrs. Richardson; and Elinor was left in possession of knowledge which might feed her powers of reflection some time, though she had learnt very little more than what had been already foreseen and foreplanned in her own mind.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

And just then I could not hear any more, for my cousin called from below to tell me Mrs. Richardson was come in her coach, and would take one of us to Kensington Gardens; so I was forced to go into the room and interrupt them, to ask Lucy if she would like to go, but she did not care to leave Edward; so I just run up stairs and put on a pair of silk stockings and came off with the Richardsons.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)