Walpole n 1: English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797) [syn: {Horace Walpole}, {Horatio Walpole}, {Fourth Earl of Orford}] 2: Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745) [syn: {Robert Walpole}, {Sir Robert Walpole}, {First Earl of Orford}]