1. United States journalist (born in England in 1908) • Syn: Alistair Cooke, Alfred Alistair Cooke • Regions: England • Instance Hypernyms: journalist 2. United States financier who marketed Union bonds to finance the American Civil War; the failure of his bank resulted in a financial panic in 1873 (1821-1905) • Syn: Jay Cooke • Instance Hypernyms: financier, moneyman