Carr

[kahr]

noun

1. John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.

carr

/ kɑː /

noun

1. an area of bog or fen in which scrub, esp willow, has become established

Word History and Origins

Origin of Carr¹

C15: from Old Norse

Example Sentences

He attended Omid Djalili’s and Bill Burr’s sets with friends, and is booked in to see Jimmy Carr next week.

From BBC

When the company went through regulatory approval to complete its $8-billion merger, Federal Communications Chairman Brendan Carr said he welcomes Skydance’’s “commitment to make significant changes to the once storied CBS broadcast network.”

From Los Angeles Times

Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC who has been in the headlines for his role in Kimmel’s benching, wrote in 2020 that political satire is one of the “oldest and most important forms of free speech.”

From Los Angeles Times

But don’t expect Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr to make much of a fuss about the network’s dangerous musings.

From Salon

“There was no threat made or suggested that if Jimmy Kimmel didn’t get fired, that someone was going to lose their license,” Carr said on Tuesday.

From Salon