Paine

American  

[peyn] / peɪn /

noun

1. Albert Bigelow 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.

2. Robert Treat 1731–1814, U.S. jurist and statesman.

3. Thomas, 1737–1809, U.S. patriot and writer on government and religion, born in England.

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Paine British  

/ peɪn /

noun

1. Thomas. 1737–1809, American political pamphleteer, born in England. His works include the pamphlets Common Sense (1776) and Crisis (1776–83), supporting the American colonists' fight for independence; The Rights of Man (1791–92), a justification of the French Revolution; and The Age of Reason (1794–96), a defence of deism

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Paine

The Times has reached out to Tree Paine, Swift’s longtime rep, to confirm if Kaufman’s column was any sort of source material for the song, and will update this accordingly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

The puppet depicts Paine as a skeleton because Fitzgerald - AKA graphic artist Polyp - was moved by the mysterious story of the disappearance of Paine's exhumed bones after his death.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Leading the parade will be a giant puppet depicting Thomas Paine.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Paine was a direct witness to the desperation of late 1776.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

Again, Holly Paine was right beside me, nodding like a bobblehead.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry