carson

1. 1.

   United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)

   SynonymsRachel CarsonRachel Louise Carson

   Broaderbiologistenvironmentalist
2. 2.

   United States frontiersman who guided Fremont's expeditions in the 1840s and served as a Union general in the American Civil War (1809-1868)

   SynonymsKit CarsonChristopher Carson

   Broaderfrontiersman

Other forms of carson

plural

carsons·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about carson

What does carson mean?

carson means "United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in carson?

carson has 2 syllables: car-son. The stress falls on "car". In IPA it is /ˈkɑɹsən/.

What is another word for carson?

Close synonyms include Rachel Carson, Rachel Louise Carson, Kit Carson, Christopher Carson. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is carson a common word?

carson is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.