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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The series won 16 Primetime Emmy Awards, including the 1997 award for lead actress in a drama series for Anderson, with 62 total nominations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Persistent infections, Anderson said, could "ruin a patient's quality of life" - limiting their ability to work or do something as simple as pick their children up from school.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The next most successful bowling four-pronged attack is James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali, who took 415 wickets in their 31 Tests together for England.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Mr. Anderson does this exceptionally well, with deep chapters on Mr. Brady’s childhood, his inauspicious high-school years and his frustrating college career.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

All my anger at whatever Miss Anderson and the mayor have done with Lily and the Spencers disappears, replaced by fear.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland