Associations to the word «Duvalier»

Dictionary definition

DUVALIER, noun. Son and successor of Francois Duvalier as president of Haiti; he was overthrown by a mass uprising in 1986 (born in 1951).
DUVALIER, noun. Oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.