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TAFT
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• TAFT (noun)
The noun TAFT has 2 senses:
1. United States sculptor (1860-1936)
2. 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
Familiarity information: TAFT used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States sculptor (1860-1936)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Lorado Taft; Taft
Instance hypernyms:
carver; sculptor; sculpturer; statue maker (an artist who creates sculptures)
Sense 2
Meaning:
27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
President Taft; Taft; William Howard Taft
Instance hypernyms:
chief justice (the judge who presides over a supreme court)
Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)
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