Xavier

American  

[zay-vee-er, zav-ee-, zay-vyer] / ˈzeɪ vi ər, ˈzæv i-, ˈzeɪ vjər /

noun

1. Saint Francis Francisco Javierthe Apostle of the Indies, 1506–52, Spanish Jesuit missionary, especially in India and Japan.

2. a male given name: from an Arabic word meaning “bright.”

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Xavier British  

/ xaˈβjɛr, ˈzeɪvɪə, ˈzæv- /

noun

1. Saint Francis, known as the Apostle of the Indies. 1506–52, Spanish missionary, who was a founding member of the Jesuit society (1534) and later preached in Goa, Ceylon, the East Indies, and Japan. Feast day: Dec 3

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Other Word Forms

• Xaverian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Xavier

To establish that BFT and claudin-4 truly bind to each other, the Johns Hopkins researchers collaborated with structural biologists F. Xavier Gomis-Rüth and Ulrich Eckhard at the Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

“Sir Patrick brought Professor Charles Xavier to life with extraordinary grace, intelligence and humanity, defining the character for generations of fans, from ‘X-Men’ to ‘Logan’ to ‘Avengers: Doomsday,’” Marvel Studios said in statement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Eventually, he took the role of Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men film franchise, essentially playing a telepathic Picard in a wheelchair.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

His role as professor Charles Xavier in the “X-Men” film series from 2000 to 2017 helped propel his career to new heights and usher in a new era of superhero films.

From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2026

Xavier Glitts had a customer who had wanted for many years to own this particular Vermeer masterpiece.

From "Chasing Vermeer" by Blue Balliett

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