Meredith

/ˈmɛrədɪð/

Other forms: Merediths

Definitions of Meredith

1. noun

   United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
   synonyms: James Howard Meredith, James Meredith

   example of:

   civil rights activist, civil rights leader, civil rights worker

   a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
2. noun

   English novelist and poet (1828-1909)
   synonyms: George Meredith

   example of:

   novelist

   one who writes novels

   poet

   a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)