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SAMUEL BUTLER
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• SAMUEL BUTLER (noun)
The noun SAMUEL BUTLER has 2 senses:
1. English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)
2. English poet (1612-1680)
Familiarity information: SAMUEL BUTLER used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English novelist who described a fictitious land he called Erewhon (1835-1902)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Butler; Samuel Butler
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Sense 2
Meaning:
English poet (1612-1680)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Butler; Samuel Butler
Instance hypernyms:
poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
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