Anderson

American  

[an-der-suhn] / ˈæn dər sən /

noun

1. Carl David, 1905–91, U.S. physicist: discoverer of the positron; Nobel Prize 1936.

2. Dame Judith, 1898–1992, Australian actress in the U.S.

3. Margaret Caroline, 1893?–1973, U.S. editor and magazine publisher.

4. Marian, 1902–93, U.S. contralto.

5. Maxwell, 1888–1959, U.S. dramatist.

6. Philip Warren, 1923–2020, U.S. physicist: developer of solid-state circuitry; Nobel Prize 1977.

7. Sherwood, 1876–1941, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

8. a city in central Indiana.

9. a city in northwestern South Carolina.

10. a river in the Northwest Territories, northern Canada, flowing north and west to the Beaufort Sea. 465 miles (748 km) long.

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Anderson ¹ British  

/ ˈændəsən /

noun

1. Carl David. 1905–91, US physicist, who discovered the positron in cosmic rays (1932): Nobel prize for physics 1936

2. Elizabeth Garrett. 1836–1917, English physician and feminist: a campaigner for the admission of women to the professions

3. John. 1893–1962, Australian philosopher, born in Scotland, whose theories are expounded in Studies in Empirical Philosophy (1962)

4. Dame Judith, real name Frances Margaret Anderson. 1898–1992, Australian stage and film actress

5. Lindsay ( Gordon ) 1923–94, British film and theatre director: his films include This Sporting Life (1963), If (1968), O Lucky Man! (1973), and The Whales of August (1987)

6. Marian. 1902–93, US contralto, the first Black permanent member of the Metropolitan Opera Company, New York

7. Philip Warren. born 1923, US physicist, noted for his work on solid-state physics. Nobel prize for physics 1977

8. Sherwood. 1874–1941, US novelist and short-story writer, best known for Winesburg Ohio (1919), a collection of short stories illustrating small-town life

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Anderson ² British  

/ ˈændəsən /

noun

1. a river in N Canada, in the Northwest Territories, rising in lakes north of Great Bear Lake and flowing west and north to the Beaufort Sea. Length: about 580 km (360 miles)

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Example Sentences

At this year's awards, held on March 15, Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" -- a wild tale of leftist revolutionaries, white supremacists and immigrant detention centers -- was crowned as best picture.

From Barron's

Newport Harbor 8, Edison 2: Keaton Anderson struck out four in six innings.

From Los Angeles Times

David Lean’s directing clearly inspired generations of American filmmakers, with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Paul Thomas Anderson, Denis Villeneuve, Christopher Nolan and many more influenced by its grand scope and immense performances.

From The Wall Street Journal

Despite their struggles, talents like Williams, Elliot Anderson and Murillo are all admired at clubs traditionally higher up the food chain than Forest.

From BBC

Alerts from a camera in her mother’s nursing home room first raised Camyl Anderson’s suspicions.

From Los Angeles Times