Jameson

American  

[jeym-suhn] / ˈdʒeɪm sən /

noun

1. Sir Leander Starr Doctor Jameson, 1853–1917, Scottish physician and statesman: colonial administrator in South Africa.

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Jameson British  

/ ˈdʒeɪmsən /

noun

1. Sir Leander Starr. 1853–1917, British administrator in South Africa, who led an expedition into the Transvaal in 1895 in an unsuccessful attempt to topple its Boer regime (the Jameson Raid ); prime minister of Cape Colony (1904–08)

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Example Sentences

Channeling his inner Jameson, a spirited Simmons then motioned for Spider-Man to get tossed from the game.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Brown-Forman last month confirmed it was in discussions with Paris-based Pernod Ricard, the home of Jameson and Absolut, over a deal the company said would be “akin to a merger of equals.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

For Jameson Norris, Cheryl Norris’s 35-year-old son who works gig jobs like ride-share driving, the prospect of inheriting his mom’s homes with his sister is both a relief and humbling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“Greenland offers a density of critical natural resources that is virtually unmatched,” says Robert Price, CEO of the Texas-based oil-drilling company March GL, which is looking to extract oil from Greenland’s Jameson Land basin.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Truly it’s Commander Jameson that deserves the recognition.

From "Legend" by Marie Lu