morgan

Noun
US[mawr-guhn]/ˈmɔrɡən/2 syllables
Synonyms: Lewis H. MorganLewis Henry MorganThomas Hunt MorganHenry MorganSir Henry MorganDaniel MorganJ. P. MorganJohn Pierpont Morgan

Open English WordNet

Noun (6)

  1. United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)Synonyms: Lewis H. MorganLewis Henry MorganInstance of anthropologist
  2. United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)Synonyms: Thomas Hunt MorganInstance of biologist, life scientist
  3. a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)Synonyms: Henry MorganSir Henry MorganInstance of pirate, buccaneer
  4. soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)Synonyms: Daniel MorganInstance of soldier
  5. United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)Synonyms: J. P. MorganJohn Pierpont MorganInstance of financier
  6. an American breed of small compact saddle horsesType of saddle horse, riding horse
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mor′gan noun

Zoology One of a celebrated breed of small compact American saddle and trotting horses; — so called from the name of the stud (Justin Morgan) from which the breed originated in Vermont.

Morgan prop. n.

John Pierpont Morgan, a noted American financier and philanthropist; 1837-1913. Syn. — J. P. Morgan.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: 1913 supplement, WordNet 1.5

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