| Noun | 1. | Hughes - English poet (born in 1930)poet - a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) | |
| 2. | Hughes - United States writer (1902-1967)author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) | |
| 3. | Hughes - United States industrialist who was an aviator and a film producer; during the last years of his life he was a total recluse (1905-1976)industrialist - someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise | |
| 4. | Hughes - United States jurist who served on the Supreme Court (1862-1948) | |