English comedian and film maker; portrayed a downtrodden little man in baggy pants and bowler hat (1889-1977)
"After watching the silent movies, I realized that Chaplin perfectly captured the struggles of an ordinary person through his iconic tramp character."
Any of a class of bacterial proteins that form fibrils instead of a coiled structure
"The researchers identified novel chaplin proteins in the desert cyanobacteria, which assembled into sturdy fibrils to protect the cells from extreme drought."
A surname, from occupations​.
"After researching his family tree, John discovered that his great-grandfather was indeed a Chaplin, a name derived from an old occupation."