Carson

American  

[kahr-suhn] / ˈkɑr sən /

noun

1. Christopher Kit, 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.

2. Sir Edward Henry Baron Carson, 1854–1935, Irish public official.

3. Johnny, 1925–2005, U.S. television entertainer.

4. Rachel Louise, 1907–1964, U.S. marine biologist and author.

5. a city in SW California.

6. a river in N California and NW Nevada, flowing NE to the Carson Sink. 150 miles (241 km) long.

7. a male or female given name.

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Carson British  

/ ˈkɑːsən /

noun

1. Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent

2. Edward Henry, Baron. 1854–1935, Anglo-Irish politician and lawyer; led northern Irish resistance to the British government's plan for home rule for Ireland

3. Rachel ( Louise ). 1907–64, US marine biologist and science writer; author of Silent Spring (1962)

4. Willie, full name William Hunter Fisher Carson. born 1942, Scottish jockey: rode four winners in the Derby (1979, 1980, 1989, 1994)

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Carson Scientific  

/ kär′sən /

1. American marine biologist and writer whose best-known book, Silent Spring (1962), was an influential study of the dangerous effects of synthetic pesticides on food chains. Public reaction to the book resulted in stricter controls on pesticide use and shaped the ideas of the modern environmental movement.

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Example Sentences

“We’ve seen the prediction markets have some accurate calls lately, which is absolutely something Wall Street is now closely monitoring,” Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group, told MarketWatch in an email.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

Anesthesia Partners, the FTC in 2023 also sued private-equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, alleging it orchestrated the company’s illegal market manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

A judge threw out charges against private-equity firm Welsh Carson in 2024; the firm settled similar charges in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Props MacKenzie Carson and Sarah Bern are promoted off the bench and into the starting line-up along with 113-cap flanker Marlie Packer.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The name Shemar Carson ring a bell, maybe?

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone