Millard Fillmore

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The 13th President of the United States who served from 1850 to 1853

proper noun
/ˈmɪl.ərd ˈfɪl.mɔːr/

: Millard Fillmore

After Zachary Taylor's death, Millard Fillmore became President and faced many challenges.

Examples

One part of the gift was a message proposing a meeting between the two peoples: two pahos, or prayer-sticks with turkey feathers, represented, respectively, the Hopi people (left) and U.S. President Millard Fillmore (far right on opposite page).

Academic text (2004)
In 1852, shortly after the United States had nominally annexed Hopi country in northern Arizona, the Hopi people arranged for a diplomatic packet to reach President Millard Fillmore at the White House.

Academic text (2004)
Millard Fillmore served as the 13th President of the United States from 1850 to 1853.
As Vice President, Millard Fillmore succeeded Zachary Taylor as President in 1850.

Synonyms

President Fillmore

vsMillard Fillmore

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Millard Fillmore, the 13th President of the United States who took office after Zachary Taylor died

is the same person but named without the official title

Surface Forms

Millard Fillmore main

Morphology

Millard + Fillmore

This is a proper name referring to a specific historical person; the constituent tokens 'Millard' and 'Fillmore' are personal names with no independent lexical meanings that would allow a learner to infer '13th President of the United States.' Identifying this meaning requires world/cultural knowledge rather than compositional interpretation, so a B1 learner who only 'knows' the name parts would not be able to derive the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Millard Fillmore was the U.S. vice president who 'became president' when Zachary Taylor died in 1850. Imagine the vice president stepping forward to lead the country, and that is why his name refers to the 13th President of the United States.