Watson: Meaning and Definition of

Wat•son

Pronunciation: (wot'sun), [key]
— n.
  1. born 1928, U.S. biologist: Nobel prize for medicine 1962.
  2. (“Ian Maclaren”), 1850–1907, Scottish clergyman and novelist.
  3. 1878–1958, U.S. psychologist.
  4. 1867–1941, Australian statesman, born in Chile: prime minister 1904.
  5. 1854–1934, U.S. electrical experimenter, associated with Alexander Graham Bell.
  6. 1874–1956, U.S. industrialist.
  7. (Tom), born 1949, U.S. golfer.
  8. 1858–1935, English poet.
  9. a male given name.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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