Added 9 October 2026 taft noun Categories: PeopleUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about taft at Wordnik → Where our words come from → United States sculptor (1860-1936). 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930). Related Words: endicotthartleytaffetataffetymoiréwatered-silkchangeantdupionisarsenetsatinetteshantung Back to today's word