HyperDic: jakob_grimm

English > 1 sense of the expression Jakob Grimm:
NOUNperson Jakob Grimm, Grimm, Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimmthe older of the two Grimm / Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories
English > Jakob Grimm: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningThe older of the two Grimm / Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories; also author of Grimm's law describing consonant changes in Germanic languages (1785-1863).
SynonymsGrimm, Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm
Instance oflinguist, linguistic scientistA specialist in linguistics
writer, authorWrites (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
SpanishJacob Grimm, Jakob Grimm, Jakob Ludwig Karl Grimm

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