ROUSSEAU

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• ROUSSEAU (noun)
  The noun ROUSSEAU has 2 senses:

1. French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)

2. French primitive painter (1844-1910)

  Familiarity information: ROUSSEAU used as a noun is rare.

• ROUSSEAU (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jean-Jacques Rousseau; Rousseau

Instance hypernyms:

philosopher (a specialist in philosophy)

author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))

Derivation:

Rousseauan (of or pertaining to or characteristic of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778))

Sense 2

Meaning:

French primitive painter (1844-1910)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Henri Rousseau; Le Douanier Rousseau; Rousseau

Instance hypernyms:

painter (an artist who paints)

 Context examples 

They had been talking of Bonnivard, as they glided past Chillon, and of Rousseau, as they looked up at Clarens, where he wrote his Heloise.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)