OLD HICKORY

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• OLD HICKORY (noun)
  The noun OLD HICKORY has 1 sense:

1. 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)

  Familiarity information: OLD HICKORY used as a noun is very rare.

• OLD HICKORY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Andrew Jackson; Jackson; Old Hickory

Instance hypernyms:

full general; general (a general officer of the highest rank)

Chief Executive; President; President of the United States; United States President (the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government)