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NAT TURNER
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• NAT TURNER (noun)
The noun NAT TURNER has 1 sense:
1. United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
Familiarity information: NAT TURNER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Nat Turner; Turner
Instance hypernyms:
freedom fighter; insurgent; insurrectionist; rebel (a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions))
slave (a person who is owned by someone)
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