Noun burroughs has 3 senses

• burroughs(n = noun.person) william burroughs, william s. burroughs, william seward burroughs - United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997);
is a kind of author, writer

• burroughs(n = noun.person) william seward burroughs - United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898);
is a kind of artificer, discoverer, inventor

• burroughs(n = noun.person) edgar rice burroughs - United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950);
is a kind of author, writer