Dyson.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
Where this word comes from
A patronymic English surname, from Dennis + -son, compare Tyson, Tennyson.
A cyclonic vacuum cleaner.
Where this word comes from
Genericized trademark of the brand name used by Dyson, a company known for their range of cyclonic vacuum cleaners, named after its founder James Dyson (born 1947). Compare hoover.
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