TOWNSEND

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• TOWNSEND (noun)
  The noun TOWNSEND has 1 sense:

1. United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)

  Familiarity information: TOWNSEND used as a noun is very rare.

• TOWNSEND (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Francis Everett Townsend; Townsend

Instance hypernyms:

crusader; meliorist; reformer; reformist; social reformer (a disputant who advocates reform)