robinson

Noun robinson has 7 senses

• robinson(n = noun.person) robert robinson, sir robert robinson - English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975);
is a kind of chemist

• robinson(n = noun.person) ray robinson, sugar ray robinson, walker smith - United States prizefighter who won the world middleweight championship five times and the world welterweight championship once (1921-1989);
is a kind of gladiator, prizefighter

• robinson(n = noun.person) esme stuart lennox robinson, lennox robinson - Irish playwright and theater manager in Dublin (1886-1958);
is a kind of dramatist, playwright

• robinson(n = noun.person) james harvey robinson - United States historian who stressed the importance of intellectual and social events for the course of history (1863-1936);
is a kind of historian, historiographer

• robinson(n = noun.person) jack roosevelt robinson, jackie robinson - United States baseball player; first Black to play in the major leagues (1919-1972);
is a kind of ballplayer, baseball player

• robinson(n = noun.person) edwin arlington robinson - United States poet; author of narrative verse (1869-1935);
is a kind of poet

• robinson(n = noun.person) edward g. robinson, edward goldenberg robinson - United States film actor noted for playing gangster roles (1893-1973);
is a kind of actor, histrion, player, role player, thespian