1. United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883); [syn: Cooper, Peter Cooper]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Peter Cooper
n 1: United States industrialist who built the first American
locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer
free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883) [syn:
Cooper, Peter Cooper]