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CHARLIE CHAPLIN
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• CHARLIE CHAPLIN (noun)
The noun CHARLIE CHAPLIN has 1 sense:
1. English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977)
Familiarity information: CHARLIE CHAPLIN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Chaplin; Charlie Chaplin; Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin
Instance hypernyms:
comedian; comic (a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts)
film maker; film producer; filmmaker; movie maker (a producer of motion pictures)
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