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TOM PAINE
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• TOM PAINE (noun)
The noun TOM PAINE has 1 sense:
1. American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)
Familiarity information: TOM PAINE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
American Revolutionary leader and pamphleteer (born in England) who supported the American colonist's fight for independence and supported the French Revolution (1737-1809)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Paine; Thomas Paine; Tom Paine
Instance hypernyms:
American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)
pamphleteer (a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues))
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