Dylan

American  

[dil-uhn] / ˈdɪl ən /

noun

1. Bob Robert Zimmerman, born 1941, U.S. folk-rock singer, guitarist, and composer.

2. a male given name.

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Dylan British  

/ ˈdɪlən /

noun

1. Bob. real name Robert Allen Zimmerman. born 1941, US rock singer and songwriter, also noted for his acoustic protest songs in the early 1960s. His albums include The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963), Highway 61 Revisited (1965), Blonde on Blonde (1966), John Wesley Harding (1968), Blood on the Tracks (1974), Oh Mercy (1989), Time Out of Mind (1997), and Love and Theft (2001)

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Other Word Forms

• Dylanesque adjective

Example Sentences

An ambulance took Dylan to hospital, where tests confirmed the family's fears.

From BBC

Co-star Dylan O’Brien also proves himself once again to be one of the best actors of his generation: a former teen heartthrob who now operates more like a chameleonic character actor.

From Los Angeles Times

Dylan Tokar covers financial regulation, money laundering and government investigations for The Wall Street Journal in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal

Timothée came close to a win last year for playing Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, but we're confident that this will be his year to reign supreme.

From BBC

If Chalamet had won last year for playing Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown,” he would have become the youngest lead actor Oscar winner in history.

From Los Angeles Times