dewey

English Thesaurus

1. United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	educator, pedagog, pedagogue,
definition	:	someone who educates young people (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	philosopher,
definition	:	a specialist in philosophy (noun.person)

2. a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	naval officer,
definition	:	an officer in the navy (noun.person)

3. United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931) (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	bibliothec, librarian,
definition	:	a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services (noun.person)

4. United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952) (noun.person)

derivation	:	deweyan,
definition	:	of or relating to John Dewey or his philosophy (adj.pert)

derivation	:	deweyan,
definition	:	of or relating to John Dewey or his philosophy (adj.pert)