Russell

/ˈrʌsəl/

Other forms: Russells

Definitions of Russell

1. noun

   United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
   synonyms: Charles Taze Russell

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   religious leader

   leader of a religious order
2. noun

   Irish writer whose pen name was A.E. (1867-1935)
   synonyms: A.E., George William Russell

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   author, writer

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

   English film director (born in 1927)
   synonyms: Henry Kenneth Alfred Russell, Ken Russell

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   film maker, film producer, filmmaker, movie maker

   a producer of motion pictures
4. noun

   United States basketball center (born in 1934)
   synonyms: Bill Russell, William Felton Russell

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   center

   (basketball) the person who plays center on a basketball team
5. noun

   English philosopher and mathematician who collaborated with Whitehead (1872-1970)
   synonyms: Bertrand Arthur William Russell, Bertrand Russell, Earl Russell

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   logician, logistician

   a person skilled at symbolic logic

   philosopher

   a specialist in philosophy
6. noun

   United States astronomer who developed a theory of stellar evolution (1877-1957)
   synonyms: Henry Norris Russell, Henry Russell

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   astronomer, stargazer, uranologist

   a physicist who studies astronomy
7. noun

   United States entertainer remembered for her roles in comic operas (1861-1922)
   synonyms: Lillian Russell

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   singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer

   a person who sings