/ Dictionary / Index A Anderson: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: An•der•son Pronunciation: (an'dur-sun), [key] — n. 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel prize 1936. 1898–1992, Australian actress in the U.S. 1902–93, U.S. contralto. 1888–1959, U.S. dramatist. born 1923, U.S. physicist: developer of solid-state circuitry; Nobel prize 1977. 1876–1941, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. a city in central Indiana. 64,695. a city in NW South Carolina. 27,313. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: anderson (Thesaurus) Andersen Nexö Andersonville Related Content Daily Word Quiz: exemplary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language