Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: jenner
IPA transcription: [dʒ'ɛnɚ]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Jenner, Edward_Jenner
    Meaning: English physician who pioneered vaccination; Jenner inoculated people with small amounts of cowpox to prevent them from getting smallpox (1749-1823)
Usage examples
  • It would naturally be thought that this would be a source of danger; but Mr. J. Jenner Weir believes that it actually serves them as a means of escape, for birds strike at these brightly coloured and fragile surfaces, instead of at the body.