Anderson

American  

[an-der-suhn] / ˈæn dər sən /

noun

1. Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel Prize 1936.

2. Dame Judith, 1898–1992, Australian actress in the U.S.

3. Margaret Caroline, 1893?–1973, U.S. editor and magazine publisher.

4. Marian, 1902–93, U.S. contralto.

5. Maxwell, 1888–1959, U.S. dramatist.

6. Philip Warren, 1923–2020, U.S. physicist: developer of solid-state circuitry; Nobel Prize 1977.

7. Sherwood, 1876–1941, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

8. a city in central Indiana.

9. a city in northwestern South Carolina.

10. a river in the Northwest Territories, northern Canada, flowing north and west to the Beaufort Sea. 465 miles (748 km) long.

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Anderson ¹ British  

/ ˈændəsən /

noun

1. Carl David. 1905–91, US physicist, who discovered the positron in cosmic rays (1932): Nobel prize for physics 1936

2. Elizabeth Garrett. 1836–1917, English physician and feminist: a campaigner for the admission of women to the professions

3. John. 1893–1962, Australian philosopher, born in Scotland, whose theories are expounded in Studies in Empirical Philosophy (1962)

4. Dame Judith, real name Frances Margaret Anderson. 1898–1992, Australian stage and film actress

5. Lindsay ( Gordon ) 1923–94, British film and theatre director: his films include This Sporting Life (1963), If (1968), O Lucky Man! (1973), and The Whales of August (1987)

6. Marian. 1902–93, US contralto, the first Black permanent member of the Metropolitan Opera Company, New York

7. Philip Warren. born 1923, US physicist, noted for his work on solid-state physics. Nobel prize for physics 1977

8. Sherwood. 1874–1941, US novelist and short-story writer, best known for Winesburg Ohio (1919), a collection of short stories illustrating small-town life

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Anderson ² British  

/ ˈændəsən /

noun

1. a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)

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Dean Henderson: No chance for Manchester City's goals but demonstrated his quality with a fine save early on from Anderson, then others from Semenyo and Cherki.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

"In the Wasatch, the mountains themselves are eroding and burying the snow, and that's why the rock glaciers exist," Anderson noted.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Dale Anderson, founder of the 93-acre exotic cat haven, told The Times the sanctuary staff members start their day at 7 a.m. to tend to the animals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

“The details of the report looked strong with an upward revision in real consumer spending,” said Scott Anderson, chief U.S. economist at BMO Capital Markets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

All my anger at whatever Miss Anderson and the mayor have done with Lily and the Spencers disappears, replaced by fear.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland