/ Dictionary / Index W Williams: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Wil•liams Pronunciation: (wil'yumz), [key] — n. 1889–1953, U.S. novelist and short-story writer. (Egbert Austin Williams), 1876?–1922, U.S. comedian and songwriter. born 1943, Northern Irish peace activist: Nobel peace prize 1976. 1858–1931, U.S. surgeon and educator: performed first successful heart surgery 1893. born 1905, Welsh playwright and actor. born 1911, U.S. politician and diplomat. 1923–53, U.S. country-and-western singer, musician, and composer. See 1603?–83, English clergyman in America: founder of Rhode Island colony 1636. (Thomas Lanier Williams), 1911–83, U.S. dramatist. (Ted), born 1918, U.S. baseball player. 1731–1811, U.S. merchant and revolutionary statesman. 1883–1963, U.S. poet and novelist. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: williams (Thesaurus) William of Malmesbury Williamsburg Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language