Definitions for jeffersonˈdʒɛf ər sən

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Jef•fer•sonˈdʒɛf ər sən(n.)

  1. Thomas, 1743–1826, 3rd president of the U.S. 1801–09.

    Category: Biography

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson, President Jefferson(noun)

    3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

Wiktionary

  1. Jefferson(Noun)

    A two-dollar bill.

  2. Jefferson(ProperNoun)

    Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826); the third President of the United States, principal author of the US Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential founders of the United States.


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