Stanley

/ˈstænli/

Other forms: Stanleys

Definitions of Stanley

1. noun

   Welsh journalist and explorer who led an expedition to Africa in search of David Livingstone and found him in Tanzania in 1871; he and Livingstone together tried to find the source of the Nile River (1841-1904)
   synonyms: Henry M. Stanley, John Rowlands, Sir Henry Morton Stanley

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   adventurer, explorer

   someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

   journalist

   a writer for newspapers and magazines
2. noun

   United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)
   synonyms: Francis Edgar Stanley

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   artificer, discoverer, inventor

   someone who is the first to think of or make something