harris Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)
   Joel Harris; Joel Chandler Harris.
   
2. noun United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)
   Zellig Sabbatai Harris; Zellig Harris.
   
3. noun United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)
   Townsend Harris.
   
4. noun Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)
   James Thomas Harris; Frank Harris.
   
5. noun British marshal of the Royal Air Force; during World War II he directed mass bombing raids against German cities that resulted in heavy civilian casualties (1892-1984)
   Bomber Harris; Sir Arthur Travers Harris.
   
6. noun publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)
   Benjamin Harris.
   

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