Hargreaves, James
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishHargreaves, JamesJames HargreavesHar‧greaves, James /ˈhɑːɡriːvz $ ˈhɑːr-/ (1720–78) a British inventor known for inventing machines such as the spinning jenny, which was used for making cotton and wool into thread, and which he used in his factory in Nottingham → see also Industrial Revolution, the