Brodsky

American  

[brod-skee] / ˈbrɒd ski /

noun

1. Joseph, 1940–96, U.S. poet, born in Russia: Nobel Prize 1987; U.S. poet laureate 1991–92.

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Brodsky British  

/ ˈbrɒdskɪ /

noun

1. Joseph , original name Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky . 1940–96, US poet, born in the Soviet Union. His collections include The End of a Beautiful Era (1977). Nobel prize for literature 1987

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Example Sentences

Mr. Brodsky, a management professor at the University of Texas at Austin, sets out to “transform virtual communication from a time sink into a productivity amplifier.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Joseph Brodsky, an enthusiastic booster, appreciated this about her, too: “Reading time is approximately four hours. Remembering time … the rest of one’s life.”

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

Evan Brodsky, a videographer with Monterey Bay Whale Watch who captured the June 11 encounter, said it was something he’d never seen before.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2023

“We are pretty confused about this issue,” says Emily Brodsky, an earthquake physicist at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023

Even Ivan's lawyer foresaw the reception of her unsupported statement as against the testimony of the hotel clerks, boys and waiters brought from Baden by Brodsky himself.

From The Genius by Potter, Margaret Horton