tubman
noun
a barrister in the Court of Exchequer who had precedence in motions over every other barrister except the postman.
tubman
1 American
[tuhb-muhn]
/ ˈtʌb mən /
noun
Old English Law.
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tubmen
plural
Tubman
2
American
[tuhb-muhn]
/ ˈtʌb mən /
noun
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Harriet Araminta, 1820?–1913, U.S. abolitionist: escaped slavery to become a leader of the Underground Railroad; served as a Union scout during Civil War.
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William Vacanarat Shadrach 1895–1971, president of Liberia 1944–71.
Tubman
British
/ ˈtʌbmən /
noun
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For more than 25 years, under the name Harriet Tubman, Messrs. Ross, Gibbs and Lewis have crafted a gorgeous balance of bombast and repose, and a distinctive approach to trio interplay.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Colvin said she had been inspired by the great anti-slavery campaigners Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2026
A nomination would be Erivo’s third for acting, after previous nods for last year’s “Wicked,” and the 2019 Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
Post-Civil War, you discuss how there were certainly what we would call today kind of “intersectional” feminists, like Lucy Parsons, Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025
I’d never related to the story of John Quincy Adams the way I did to that of Sojourner Truth, or been moved by Woodrow Wilson the way I was by Harriet Tubman.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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