Mitchell

Other forms: Mitchells

Definitions of Mitchell

1. noun

   United States writer noted for her novel about the South during the American Civil War (1900-1949)
   synonyms: Margaret Mitchell, Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell

   example of:

   author, writer

   a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
2. noun

   United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae (1818-1889)
   synonyms: Maria Mitchell

   example of:

   astronomer, stargazer, uranologist

   a physicist who studies astronomy
3. noun

   United States dancer who formed the first Black classical ballet company (born in 1934)
   synonyms: Arthur Mitchell

   example of:

   dancer, professional dancer, terpsichorean

   a performer who dances professionally
4. noun

   United States labor leader; president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919)
   synonyms: John Mitchell

   example of:

   labor leader

   a leader of a labor movement
5. noun

   English aeronautical engineer (1895-1937)
   synonyms: R. J. Mitchell, Reginald Joseph Mitchell

   example of:

   aeronautical engineer

   an engineer concerned with the design and construction of aircraft
6. noun

   United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)
   synonyms: Billy Mitchell, William Mitchell

   example of:

   aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer

   someone who operates an aircraft

   full general, general

   a general officer of the highest rank