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WILLIAM COWPER
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• WILLIAM COWPER (noun)
The noun WILLIAM COWPER has 2 senses:
1. English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
2. English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800)
Familiarity information: WILLIAM COWPER used as a noun is rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English surgeon who discovered Cowper's gland (1666-1709)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Cowper; William Cowper
Instance hypernyms:
operating surgeon; sawbones; surgeon (a physician who specializes in surgery)
Sense 2
Meaning:
English poet who wrote hymns and poetry about nature (1731-1800)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Cowper; William Cowper
Instance hypernyms:
poet (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))
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