Todd

/tɑd/
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Other forms: Todds

Definitions of Todd
  1. noun
    Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
    synonyms: Lord Todd, Sir Alexander Robertus Todd
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    chemist
    a scientist who specializes in chemistry
  2. noun
    fictional character in a play by George Pitt; a barber who murdered his customers
    synonyms: Sweeney Todd
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    character, fictional character, fictitious character
    an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
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