1.  dewey(n = noun.person) melvil dewey, melville louis kossuth dewey - United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931);
is a kind of bibliothec, librarian

2.  dewey(n = noun.person) admiral dewey, george dewey - a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War;
is a kind of naval officer

3.  dewey(n = noun.person) john dewey - United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952);
is a kind of educator, pedagog, pedagogue, philosopher
Derived form adjective deweyan₁

admiral dewey, dewey decimal classification, dewey decimal system, george dewey, james dewey watson, john dewey, melvil dewey, melville louis kossuth dewey, miles dewey davis jr.