Synonyms for franklin

Noun

1. Franklin, John Hope Franklin, historian, historiographer

usage: United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

2. Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, printer, pressman, writer, author, American Revolutionary leader, scientist, man of science

usage: printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790)

3. franklin, landowner, landholder, property owner

usage: a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth