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Dyson

//ˈdaɪ.sən// name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

    "When Mejias arrived at the hotel room later that night, he discovered Dyson and Gillum inside the room “under the influence of an unknown substance,” the police report said."

Noun
  1. 1
    A cyclonic vacuum cleaner. UK, informal

Etymology

Etymology 1

* A patronymic English surname, from Dennis + -son, compare Tyson, Tennyson.

Etymology 2

Genericized trademark of the brand name used by Dyson, a company known for their range of cyclonic vacuum cleaners, named after its founder James Dyson (born 1947). Compare hoover.

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