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AARON BURR
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• AARON BURR (noun)
The noun AARON BURR has 1 sense:
1. United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
Familiarity information: AARON BURR used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Aaron Burr; Burr
Instance hypernyms:
pol; political leader; politician; politico (a person active in party politics)
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