Oliver
Americannoun
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one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
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Joseph King, 1885?–1938, U.S. cornet player, bandleader, and composer: pioneer in jazz.
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a male given name.
noun
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one of Charlemagne's 12 paladins See also Roland
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Isaac. ?1556–1617, English portrait miniaturist, born in France: he studied under Hilliard and worked at James I's court
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Jamie ( Trevor ). born 1975, British chef and presenter of television cookery programmes
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Joseph, known as King Oliver. 1885–1938, US pioneer jazz cornetist
Example Sentences
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After a fairly lacklustre start to the encounter, the Manchester City midfielder was sent down the tunnel by referee Michael Oliver after 23 minutes at Old Trafford.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“We have a lot of pictures of our family. We’ve always taken them. But it’s nice to have Micaiah, who is a professional, see us like this,” Oliver adds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Political scientist Oliver Lembcke of Ruhr University Bochum agreed however that the election result is "more than a severe electoral defeat for the CDU".
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
One unusual aspect of these works is that they were not composed on the piano but directly on the sax, with fellow quartet members Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake and David Murray in mind.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
In a way, I had Oliver to thank for that.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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