1. United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974) • Syn: Katherine Cornell • Instance Hypernyms: actress 2. United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874) • Syn: Ezra Cornell • Instance Hypernyms: businessman, man of affairs, philanthropist, altruist
