noun
1. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
• Syn: ↑Dred Scott
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑slave
2. award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
• Syn: ↑George C. Scott
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑actor, ↑histrion, ↑player, ↑thespian, ↑role player
3. English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
• Syn: ↑Robert Scott, ↑Robert Falcon Scott
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑explorer, ↑adventurer
4. United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
• Syn: ↑Winfield Scott
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑general, ↑full general
5. British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
• Syn: ↑Walter Scott, ↑Sir Walter Scott
Useful english dictionary. 2012.