noun
12th President of the United States; died in office (1784-1850)
• Syn: ↑Taylor, ↑President Taylor
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑President of the United States, ↑United States President, ↑President, ↑Chief Executive
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(1784–1850) the 12th US ↑President (1849–50). He was an army officer known as ‘Old Rough and Ready’, who fought in the ↑War of 1812 and in the ↑Mexican War, in which he defeated General Santa Anna. Taylor owned slaves but as President supported ↑California as a new state without slaves.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.