Harris (n.)

  1. United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

    [ Syn: harris , joel harris , joel chandler harris ]

  2. United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)

    [ Syn: harris , zellig harris , zellig sabbatai harris ]

  3. United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)

    [ Syn: harris , townsend harris ]

  4. Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)

    [ Syn: harris , frank harris , james thomas harris ]

  5. British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)

    [ Syn: harris , bomber harris , sir arthur travers harris ]

  6. publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)

    [ Syn: harris , benjamin harris ]

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