1. United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941) • Syn: Sherwood Anderson • Instance Hypernyms: writer, author 2. United States physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) • Syn: Philip Anderson, Philip Warren Anderson, Phil Anderson • Instance Hypernyms: physicist 3. United States dramatist (1888-1959) • Syn: Maxwell Anderson • Instance Hypernyms: dramatist, playwright 4. United States contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993) • Syn: Marian Anderson • Instance Hypernyms: contralto 5. United States physicist who discovered antimatter in the form of an antielectron that is called the positron (1905-1991) • Syn: Carl Anderson, Carl David Anderson • Instance Hypernyms: nuclear physicist