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JOHN DAVISON ROCKEFELLER
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• JOHN DAVISON ROCKEFELLER (noun)
The noun JOHN DAVISON ROCKEFELLER has 1 sense:
1. United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937)
Familiarity information: JOHN DAVISON ROCKEFELLER used as a noun is very rare.
• JOHN DAVISON ROCKEFELLER (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and gave half of it away (1839-1937)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
John D. Rockefeller; John Davison Rockefeller; Rockefeller
Instance hypernyms:
industrialist (someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise)
altruist; philanthropist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)
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