Definitions of Burroughs:

• noun:   United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)
• noun:   United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)
• noun:   United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)
• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 14285 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #1701)