Conrad

American  

[kon-rad] / ˈkɒn ræd /

noun

1. Charles, Jr. Pete, 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.

2. Joseph Teodor Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski, 1857–1924, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Poland.

3. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bold” and “counsel.”

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Conrad British  

/ ˈkɒnræd /

noun

1. Joseph. real name Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski. 1857–1924, British novelist born in Poland, noted for sea stories such as The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) and Lord Jim (1900) and novels of politics and revolution such as Nostromo (1904) and Under Western Eyes (1911)

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Example Sentences

Courts Director Robert Conrad will testify before an appropriations subcommittee this summer; members should question him about workplace conduct.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Conrad refers to one of the revelations of Floyd’s hidden abilities: “Can Hopper do the pommel horse?”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“At first you’re like, ‘Oh, my God, wow, am I going to New Jersey now?’” said the show’s key grip Dennis Conrad, who lives across the river in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

His machinations upset Conrad to the point where she declared him to be a “sucky person,” a moment that lives on in GIFs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Mama quickly shoved Conrad and me out the door.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals