Arthur
Americannoun
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Chester Alan, 1830–86, 21st president of the U.S. 1881–85.
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legendary king in ancient Britain: leader of the Knights of the Round Table.
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a first name.
noun
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a legendary king of the Britons in the sixth century ad , who led Celtic resistance against the Saxons: possibly based on a historical figure; represented as leader of the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
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Chester Alan. 1830–86, 21st president of the US (1881–85)
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informal to be in a state of confusion
Example Sentences
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Northwestern postdoctoral researcher Arthur Montanari and graduate student Pietro Zanin, both members of the Motter group, are the study's co-first authors.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
It means Samuel will make his Davis Cup debut against Andres Andrade in Saturday's first match, with British number one Arthur Fery following against Alvaro Guillen Meza.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Home Depot’s other founding partners—Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank and Pat Farrah—realized that hardware wasn’t like other specialty retail categories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Josh pulls back the curtain to reveal what he saw inside Arthur Ashe Stadium at 3 a.m.
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026
Arthur threw himself on his knees, and hid his face in his hands, as he answered:—
From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
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