Definition of Trumbull

1. Noun. American Revolutionary leader who as governor of Connecticut provided supplies for the Continental Army (1710-1785).

Exact synonyms: Jonathan Trumbull
Generic synonyms: American Revolutionary Leader

2. Noun. American painter of historical scenes (1756-1843).
Exact synonyms: John Trumbull
Generic synonyms: Painter

3. Noun. American satirical poet (1750-1831).
Exact synonyms: John Trumbull
Generic synonyms: Poet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trumbull

Trp
Trucial States
Trudeau-mania
Trudeau mania
Trudeau salute
Trudeaumania
Trudi
Trudie
Trudy
True Cross
True North
Truffaut
Truman
Truman doctrine
Trumbo
Trumbull
Trump
Trumpian
Truncocolumella
Truncocolumella citrina
Trunecek's sign
Truro
Trusteeship Council
Truth or Dare
Trygve Halvden Lie
Trygve Lie
Trypan blue
Trypanoplasma
Trypanosoma

Literary usage of Trumbull

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"nary clerkship to the privy council ; but the office seems to have been a sinecure, for trumbull remained at his post at Brussels. ..."

2. A History of the Rise and Progress of the Arts of Design in the United States by William Dunlap, Frank William Bayley, Charles Eliot Goodspeed (1918)
"trumbull — Continued. MR. trumbull was arrested on the 19th of November, and released the June following. Some other particulars, connected with the arrest ..."

3. The Liberal Republican Movement by Earle Dudley Ross (1910)
"236 During the winter trumbull received letters from more or less ... 12, 1872, trumbull MSS. Other letters of the same sort are given in White, 375. ..."

4. The National Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Americans: With Biographical by H. J. Herring, James Barton Longacre (1854)
"The Reverend Benjamin trumbull, DD, the historian, was the son of Benoni, ... JONATHAN trumbull was the son of Joseph, who settled at Lebanon as a merchant, ..."

5. Life of Benjamin Silliman, M.D., LL.D., Late Professor of Chemistry by George Park Fisher (1866)
"The Second Governor trumbull: His Person, Manners, and Character; His House and Family; His Appearance in Public; Experience of his Personal Kindness. ..."

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