amazon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large strong and aggressive woman
    virago.
  2. noun (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively)
  3. noun a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles)
    Amazon River.
  4. noun mainly green tropical American parrots

WordNet

Am"a*zon noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. .
Definitions
  1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior.
  2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.
  3. (Zoöl.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis

Webster 1913