Peabody

[pee-bod-ee, -buh-dee]

noun

1. Elizabeth Palmer, 1804–94, U.S. educator and reformer: founded the first kindergarten in the U.S.

2. Endicott, 1857–1944, U.S. educator.

3. George, 1795–1869, U.S. merchant, banker, and philanthropist in England.

4. a city in NE Massachusetts.

Peabody

/ ˈpiːˌbɒdɪ /

noun

1. George. 1795–1869, US merchant, banker, and philanthropist in the US and England

Example Sentences

One of these—Kidder, Peabody & Co.—helped bankroll the next great innovation that changed investing: the telephone.

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God, I feel like Mr. Peabody from ‘Rocky and Bullwinkle,’” she adds with a laugh.

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The show ended in 2006, having earned a handful of Emmy and Peabody Awards.

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The Emmy and Peabody Award-winning series championed books and reading for 155 episodes during its original run, becoming one of the longest-running children’s programs ever.

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He followed that in 2010 with the Peabody Award-winning “If God Is Willing and da Creek Don’t Rise.”

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