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EVERS

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Overview

EVERS (noun)
  The noun EVERS has 1 sense:

1. United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)play

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


English dictionary: Word details


EVERS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

United States civil rights worker in Mississippi; was killed by a sniper (1925-1963)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Evers; Medgar Evers; Medgar Wiley Evers

Instance hypernyms:

civil rights activist; civil rights leader; civil rights worker (a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups)


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