The Clue
Truman opponent (5 letter answer)
The Answer
DEWEY
Tags
Notes
The answer DEWEY is uncommon, appearing about once every 575 puzzles.
Related Clues
Decimal preceder?
___ Decimal System
Famed librarian
Hero of 1898
Loser of 1948
Loser to Truman
1948 also-ran
Decimal-system man
Library science innovator
Library system pioneer
Loser to Roosevelt and Truman
Manila Bay hero
Naval hero of 1898
Presidential also-ran
"The School and Society" author
Victim of an upset in the 40's
Surprise also-ran in 1948
U.S. admiral: 1837-1917
Whom Truman defeated for president
"___ Defeats Truman" (famous 1948 headline)
"___ Defeats Truman" (infamous 1948 headline)
Three-term governor of New York
Definition
DEWEY as a noun:
1. (Dewey, Melvil Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey) = United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)
2. (Dewey, George Dewey, Admiral Dewey) = a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War
3. (Dewey, John Dewey) = United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952)