wilson meaning and definition

WILSON noun

Definition of Wilson (noun)

1. author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
   • synonyms: Harriet Wilson
2. English writer of novels and short stories (1913-1991)
   • synonyms: Angus Frank Johnstone Wilson, Sir Angus Wilson
3. Scottish ornithologist in the United States (1766-1813)
   • synonyms: Alexander Wilson
4. United States physicist honored for his work on cosmic microwave radiation (born in 1918)
   • synonyms: Robert Woodrow Wilson
5. Canadian geophysicist who was a pioneer in the study of plate tectonics (1908-1993)
   • synonyms: John Tuzo Wilson
6. American Revolutionary leader who was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence (1742-1798)
   • synonyms: James Wilson
7. United States entomologist who has generalized from social insects to other animals including humans (born in 1929)
   • synonyms: E. O. Wilson, Edward Osborne Wilson
8. Scottish physicist who invented the cloud chamber (1869-1959)
   • synonyms: Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
9. United States literary critic (1895-1972)
   • synonyms: Edmund Wilson
10. 28th President of the United States; led the United States in World War I and secured the formation of the League of Nations (1856-1924)
    • synonyms: President Wilson, Thomas Woodrow Wilson, Woodrow Wilson
11. a peak in the San Juan mountains of Colorado (14,246 feet high)
    • synonyms: Mount Wilson