DOROTHEA DIX Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the phrase dorothea dix. (close relations)
Definition of DOROTHEA DIX
Best Alternative Words for DOROTHEA DIX
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advocate | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea • a lawyer who pleads cases in court verb • push for something • speak, plead, or argue in favor of | ||||||||
philanthropist | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being | ||||||||
reformer | nounn | |||||||
noun • a disputant who advocates reform • an apparatus that reforms the molecular structure of hydrocarbons to produce richer fuel | ||||||||
social worker | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone employed to provide social services (especially to the disadvantaged) | ||||||||
dorothea lynde dix | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887) | ||||||||
dix | nounn | |||||||
noun • United States social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and in the treatment of the mentally ill; superintended women army nurses during the American Civil War (1802-1887) |