morgan meaning and definition

MORGAN noun

Definition of Morgan (noun)

1. United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
   • synonyms: Lewis Henry Morgan
2. United States biologist who formulated the chromosome theory of heredity (1866-1945)
   • synonyms: Thomas Hunt Morgan
3. a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)
   • synonyms: Henry Morgan, Sir Henry Morgan
4. soldier in the American Revolution who defeated the British in the battle of Cowpens, South Carolina (1736-1802)
   • synonyms: Daniel Morgan
5. United States financier and philanthropist (1837-1913)
   • synonyms: J. P. Morgan, John Pierpont Morgan
6. an American breed of small compact saddle horses