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DEMPSEY
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• DEMPSEY (noun)
The noun DEMPSEY has 1 sense:
1. United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)
Familiarity information: DEMPSEY used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Dempsey; Jack Dempsey; Manassa Mauler; William Harrison Dempsey
Instance hypernyms:
gladiator; prizefighter (a professional boxer)
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