(1803–89), Swedish engineer whose inventions included a steam railway locomotive to rival Stephenson's Rocket, and the marine screw propeller (1836).
Definition of Ericsson, John in US English:
Ericsson, John
proper nounˈeriksən
(1803–89), Swedish engineer whose inventions included the marine screw propeller (1836) and a steam railroad locomotive that rivaled George Stephenson's Rocket.