Whitman

Other forms: Whitmans

Definitions of Whitman
  1. noun
    United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
    synonyms: Walt Whitman
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    example of:
    poet
    a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
  2. noun
    United States frontier missionary who established a post in Oregon where Christianity and schooling and medicine were available to Native Americans (1802-1847)
    synonyms: Marcus Whitman
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    example of:
    missionary
    someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
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