Patrick
Americannoun
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Saint, a.d. 389?–461?, British missionary and bishop in Ireland: patron saint of Ireland.
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(Curtis) Lester, 1883–1960, Canadian ice-hockey player and manager, in the U.S. after 1926.
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a male given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”
noun
Example Sentences
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So he asked colleague Patrick Abbott to blind the experiment by scrambling part of the data.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Patrick Clancy, the children's father and Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband, is due to speak publicly about the case in an interview with the CBS programme 60 Minutes on Sunday.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
I recently met with Craig Richey of consulting firm Accenture and the software company BlackLine’s CFO Patrick Villanova, who both spoke about what they say is an evolving landscape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Kansas City’s ground game was dangerous in Week 1, taking pressure off Patrick Mahomes, who is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Did you hear what Callum and Patrick were talking about?”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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