/ Dictionary / Index E Eliot: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: El•i•ot Pronunciation: (el'ē-ut, el'yut), [key] — n. 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909. (Mary Ann Evans), 1819–80, English novelist. (“the Apostle of the Indians”), 1604–90, American colonial missionary. 1592–1632, English statesman. 1888–1965, British poet and critic, born in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1948. a male given name, form of Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: eliot (Thesaurus) Elinvar Eliphaz Related Content Daily Word Quiz: soporific Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language