harris

1. 1.

   United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)

   SynonymsJoel HarrisJoel Chandler Harris

   Broaderwriter
2. 2.

   United States linguist (born in Ukraine) who developed mathematical linguistics and interpreted speech and writing in a social context (1909-1992)

   SynonymsZellig HarrisZellig Sabbatai Harris

   Broaderlinguist
3. 3.

   United States diplomat who was instrumental in opening Japan to foreign trade (1804-1878)

   SynonymsTownsend Harris

   Broaderdiplomat
4. 4.

   Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)

   SynonymsFrank HarrisJames Thomas Harris

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5. 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)

   SynonymsBomber HarrisSir Arthur Travers Harris

   Broadergeneralmarshal
6. 6.

   publisher of the first newspaper printed in America (1673-1713)

   SynonymsBenjamin Harris

   Broaderpublisher

Other forms of harris

plural

harrises·

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 harris

What does harris mean?

harris means "United States author who wrote the stories about Uncle Remus (1848-1908)". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in harris?

harris has 2 syllables: har-ris. The stress falls on "har". In IPA it is /ˈhɛɹɪs/.

What is another word for harris?

Close synonyms include Joel Harris, Joel Chandler Harris, Zellig Harris, Zellig Sabbatai Harris, Townsend Harris. 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 harris a common word?

harris 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.