Harris - Definition

n 1: United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle
Remus (1848-1908) [syn: Harris, Joel Harris, Joel
Chandler Harris]
2: United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed
mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing
in a social context (1909-1992) [syn: Harris, Zellig
Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris]
3: United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan
to foreign trade (1804-1878) [syn: Harris, Townsend
Harris]
4: Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable
autobiography (1856-1931) [syn: Harris, Frank Harris,
James Thomas Harris]
5: 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) [syn:
Harris, Bomber Harris, Sir Arthur Travers Harris]
6: publisher of the first newspaper printed in America
(1673-1713) [syn: Harris, Benjamin Harris]