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TRUMBO
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• TRUMBO (noun)
The noun TRUMBO has 1 sense:
1. United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations of communism in America (1905-1976)
Familiarity information: TRUMBO used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States screenwriter who was blacklisted and imprisoned for refusing to cooperate with congressional investigations of communism in America (1905-1976)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Dalton Trumbo; Trumbo
Instance hypernyms:
film writer; screenwriter (someone who writes screenplays)
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