Eli Whitney

Definitions of Eli Whitney
  1. noun
    United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
    synonyms: Whitney
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    artificer, discoverer, inventor
    someone who is the first to think of or make something
    manufacturer, producer
    someone who manufactures something
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