Grant

/grænt/

/grɑnt/

Other forms: Grants

Definitions of Grant

1. noun

   18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
   synonyms: Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant

   example of:

   full general, general

   a general officer of the highest rank

   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
2. noun

   United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
   synonyms: Cary Grant

   example of:

   actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian

   a theatrical performer
3. noun

   Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
   synonyms: Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant

   example of:

   painter

   an artist who paints