HyperDic: elisha_graves_otis

English > 1 sense of the expression Elisha Graves Otis:
NOUNperson Elisha Graves Otis, OtisUnited States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
English > Elisha Graves Otis: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861).
SynonymOtis
Instance ofindustrialistsomeone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise
inventor, discoverer, artificersomeone who is the first to think of or make something
SpanishElisha Graves Otis
CatalanElisha Graves Otis

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