Lee

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Definitions of Lee

1. noun

   American general who led the Confederate Armies in the American Civil War (1807-1870)
   synonyms: Robert E. Lee, Robert Edward Lee

   example of:

   full general, general

   a general officer of the highest rank
2. noun

   United States actor who was an expert in kung fu and starred in martial arts films (1941-1973)
   synonyms: Bruce Lee, Lee Yuen Kam

   example of:

   actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian

   a theatrical performer
3. noun

   leader of the American Revolution who proposed the resolution calling for independence of the American Colonies (1732-1794)
   synonyms: Richard Henry Lee

   example of:

   American Revolutionary leader

   a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States
4. noun

   soldier of the American Revolution (1756-1818)
   synonyms: Henry Lee, Lighthorse Harry Lee

   example of:

   soldier

   an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
5. noun

   United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
   synonyms: Shelton Jackson Lee, Spike Lee

   example of:

   film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker

   a producer of motion pictures
6. noun

   United States striptease artist who became famous on Broadway in the 1930s (1914-1970)
   synonyms: Gypsy Rose Lee, Rose Louise Hovick

   example of:

   ecdysiast, exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease, striptease artist

   a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music
7. noun

   United States physicist (born in China) who collaborated with Yang Chen Ning in disproving the principle of conservation of parity (born in 1926)
   synonyms: Tsung Dao Lee

   example of:

   nuclear physicist

   a physicist who specializes in nuclear physics