Gardner

[ gahrd-ner ]

noun
  1. Erle Stanley [url], /ɜrl/, 1889–1970, U.S. writer of detective stories.

  2. Dame Helen (Louise), 1908–86, British educator and literary critic.

  1. Isabella Stewart, 1840–1924, U.S. art collector.

  2. John (Champ·lin, Jr.) [champ-lin], /ˈtʃæmp lɪn/, 1933–82, U.S. novelist and critic.

  3. John W(illiam), 1912–2002, U.S. educator and author: Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1965–68.

  4. a city in N Massachusetts.

  5. a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “gardener.”

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Gardner

/ (ˈɡɑːdnə) /


noun
  1. Ava. 1922–90, US film actress. Her films include The Killers (1946), The Sun also Rises (1957), and The Night of the Iguana (1964)

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