RACHEL CARSON

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• RACHEL CARSON (noun)
  The noun RACHEL CARSON has 1 sense:

1. United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

  Familiarity information: RACHEL CARSON used as a noun is very rare.

• RACHEL CARSON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Carson; Rachel Carson; Rachel Louise Carson

Instance hypernyms:

biologist; life scientist ((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)

conservationist; environmentalist (someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution)