scott Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
   George C. Scott.
   
2. noun English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
   Robert Scott; Robert Falcon Scott.
   
3. noun United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
   Winfield Scott.
   
4. noun British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
   Sir Walter Scott; Walter Scott.
   
5. noun United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
   Dred Scott.
   

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