Owen

/ˈoʊwɪn/
/ˈʌʊwɪn/
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Definitions of Owen
  1. noun
    Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
    synonyms: Robert Owen
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    example of:
    industrialist
    someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise
    crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer
    a person or group who pushes to improve an institution or system by changing it
  2. noun
    English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892)
    synonyms: Sir Richard Owen
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    comparative anatomist
    anatomist who compares the anatomy of different animals
    fossilist, palaeontologist, paleontologist
    a specialist in paleontology
Pronunciation
US
/ˈoʊwɪn/
UK
/ˈʌʊwɪn/
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