1. English writer of macabre short stories (1863-1943) • Syn: W. W. Jacobs, William Wymark Jacobs • Instance Hypernyms: writer, author 2. United States writer and critic of urban planning (born in 1916) • Syn: Jane Jacobs • Instance Hypernyms: writer, author 3. Dutch physician who opened the first birth control clinic in the world in Amsterdam (1854-1929) • Syn: Aletta Jacobs • Instance Hypernyms: doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr., medico