Holmes (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. U.S. clergyman.
  2. U.S. poet, novelist, essayist, and physician.
  3. U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1902–32.
  4. a detective in many mystery stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
noun
  1. Oliver Wendell. 1809–94, US author, esp of humorous essays, such as The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table (1858) and its sequels
  2. his son, Oliver Wendell. 1841–1935, US jurist, noted for his liberal judgments
  3. Sir Paul .1950–2013, New Zealand radio and television broadcaster; presenter of The Paul Holmes Breakfast, (1987–2008)
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