/ Dictionary / Index R Richardson: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Rich•ard•son Pronunciation: (rich'urd-sun), [key] — n. (Henrietta Richardson Robertson), 1870–1946, Australian novelist. 1838–86, U.S. architect. born 1934, U.S. playwright and novelist. 1879–1959, English physicist: Nobel prize 1928. 1902–83, English actor. 1689–1761, English novelist. 1928–91, English motion-picture and theatrical director. 1880–1961, U.S. journalist. a city in NE Texas, near Dallas. 72,496. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: richardson (Thesaurus) Richards Richardson ground squirrel Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language