richard burton

1. 1.

   English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)

   SynonymsBurtonSir Richard BurtonSir Richard Francis Burton

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2. 2.

   Welsh film actor who often co-starred with Elizabeth Taylor (1925-1984)

   SynonymsBurton

   Broaderactor

Questions about richard burton

What does richard burton mean?

richard burton means "English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for richard burton?

Close synonyms include Burton, Sir Richard Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Burton. 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 richard burton a common word?

richard burton is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.