Conrad

[ kon-rad ]

noun
  1. Charles, Jr. "Pete", 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.

  2. Joseph Teodor Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski, 1857–1924, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Poland.

  1. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bold” and “counsel.”

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How to use Conrad in a sentence

  • Gottlieb Conrad Pfeffel, one of the best poets of Germany, died.

  • “Of course you know Cap swore an alibi for you against that suspicion Conrad tried to head your way,” she stated a bit anxiously.

    The Treasure Trail | Marah Ellis Ryan
  • Then I set about rewriting it as Conrad would have written it if he had lived today.

    The Status Civilization | Robert Sheckley
  • We sometimes wonder just how and what Joseph Conrad would have written if he had never gone to sea.

    Seeing Things at Night | Heywood Broun
  • After all, Conrad is a man so keen in his understanding of the human heart that he can reach deep places.

    Seeing Things at Night | Heywood Broun

British Dictionary definitions for Conrad

Conrad

/ (ˈkɒnræd) /


noun
  1. Joseph. real name Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski. 1857–1924, British novelist born in Poland, noted for sea stories such as The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) and Lord Jim (1900) and novels of politics and revolution such as Nostromo (1904) and Under Western Eyes (1911)

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