Sullivan
['sʌlivən]
Definition
(noun.) English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900).
(noun.) United States educator who was the teacher and lifelong companion of Helen Keller (1866-1936).
(noun.) United States host on a well known television variety show (1902-1974).
(noun.) United States psychiatrist (1892-1949).
(noun.) United States architect known for his steel framed skyscrapers and for coining the phrase `form follows function' (1856-1924).
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Examples
- Sullivan is appointed to the command of all the forces detailed for the protection of the line from here to New Carthage. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- But a Tim Sullivan is closer to the heart of statesmanship than five City Clubs full of people who want low taxes and orderly bookkeeping. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Let no man wonder that Lorimer's people do not prefer an efficiency expert, that a Tim Sullivan has power, or that men are loyal to Hinky Dink. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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