paterson

Noun paterson has 2 senses

• paterson(n = noun.person) william patterson - American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806);
is a kind of american revolutionary leader

• paterson(n = noun.location) - a city of northeastern New Jersey;
is a kind of city, metropolis, urban center
is a part of garden state, jersey, new jersey, nj