eli whitney elitist • elixir · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · eli whitney · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825). Synonyms: Whitney, Eli Whitney. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E t latin small letter t U+0074 w latin small letter w U+0077 y latin small letter y U+0079