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william patterson
 

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Noun william patterson has 1 sense
  1. Paterson, William Patterson - American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)
    --1 is a kind of American Revolutionary leader

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William Patterson

Noun

1. A Scottish-Irish immigrant who was one of the founding fathers of the United States and a signer of the U.S. Constitution.

Sample sentence: Born in County Antrim, Ireland, William Patterson played a crucial role in shaping the early government of the United States.

Noun

2. A renowned American economist and professor of international finance.

Sample sentence: William Patterson's research on the effects of globalization has greatly influenced the field of economics.

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