Link Centre Dictionary

Mitchell

mitc·hell

UK/ˈmɪt͡ʃəl/ US/ˈmɪtʃʌl/ common

noun

1.
2.

United States aviator and general who was an early advocate of military air power (1879-1936)

Synonyms
3.

United States astronomer who studied sunspots and nebulae (1818-1889)

Synonyms
4.
5.

United States labor leader; president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1898 to 1908 (1870-1919)

Synonyms
6.

Origin

From a Middle English vernacular form of the Old French given name Michel (“Michael”), or in some cases from a Middle English nickname muchel (“big”).

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.