Franklin

n. male first name; family name; Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American statesman scientist and author, signer of the Declaration of Independence, publisher of "Poor Richard's Almanack"; city in Tennessee (USA)

n. landowner, yeoman, independent farmer in Medieval England (Archaic)

n. (born 1942) "Queen of Soul", American soul and gospel singer (best known for her 1967 song "Respect")

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Noun
1. United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)
(synonym) John Hope Franklin
(hypernym) historian, historiographer
2. printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
(synonym) Benjamin Franklin
(hypernym) printer, pressman

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Noun
1. a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
(hypernym) landowner, landholder, property owner
(classification) England

n. Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, (1706-90), American statesman scientist and author, signer of the Declaration of Independence; male first name

n. Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, (1706-90), American statesman scientist and author, signer of the Declaration of Independence; male first name

n. Franklin, male first name; family name; Benjamin Franklin (1706-90), American statesman scientist and author, signer of the Declaration of Independence, publisher of "Poor Richard's Almanack"