Associations to the word «Paterson»

Wiktionary

PATERSON, proper noun. A patronymic surname​.
PATERSON, proper noun. A city and county seat in New Jersey
PATERSON, proper noun. A town in New South Wales, Australia
PATERSON, proper noun. A settlement in Eastern Cape, South Africa
PATERSON, proper noun. An unincorporated community in Washington

Dictionary definition

PATERSON, noun. American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806).
PATERSON, noun. A city of northeastern New Jersey.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats