Meaning & Definition of Franklin in English
English⟶
Franklin
/fræŋklɪn/
noun
1. United states historian noted for studies of black american history (born in 1915)
synonym:
- Franklin,
- John Hope Franklin
2. Printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics
- He helped draw up the declaration of independence and the constitution
- He played a major role in the american revolution and negotiated french support for the colonists
- As a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)
synonym:
- Franklin,
- Benjamin Franklin
3. A landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth
synonym:
- franklin