Associations to the word «Gardner»

Wiktionary

GARDNER, proper noun. A surname​.
GARDNER GUN, noun. An early mechanical machine gun operated by a crank.
GARDNER GUNS, noun. Plural of Gardner gun
GARDNER SYNDROME, noun. A form of polyposis characterized by the presence of multiple polyps in the colon together with tumors outside the colon.

Dictionary definition

GARDNER, noun. United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924).
GARDNER, noun. Writer of detective novels featuring Perry Mason (1889-1970).

Wise words

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.