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PETER COOPER
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• PETER COOPER (noun)
The noun PETER COOPER has 1 sense:
1. United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
Familiarity information: PETER COOPER used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States industrialist who built the first American locomotive; founded Cooper Union in New York City to offer free courses in the arts and sciences (1791-1883)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Cooper; Peter Cooper
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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