HyperDic: ezra_cornell

English > 1 sense of the expression Ezra Cornell:
NOUNperson Ezra Cornell, CornellUnited States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874)
English > Ezra Cornell: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874).
SynonymCornell
Instance ofbusinessman, man of affairsA person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
philanthropist, altruistsomeone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

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