Arnold

[ahr-nld]

noun

1. Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.

2. Sir Edwin, 1832–1904, English poet and journalist.

3. Henry H. Hap, 1886–1950, U.S. general.

4. Matthew, 1822–88, English essayist, poet, and literary critic.

5. his father Thomas, 1795–1842, English clergyman, educator, historian, and writer.

6. Thurman Wesley 1891–1969, U.S. lawyer and writer.

7. a town in eastern Missouri.

8. a first name: from Germanic words meaning “eagle” and “power.”

Arnold

¹

/ ˈɑːnəld /

noun

1. Sir Malcolm. 1921–2006, English composer, esp of orchestral works in a traditional idiom

2. Matthew. 1822–88, English poet, essayist, and literary critic, noted particularly for his poems Sohrab and Rustum (1853) and Dover Beach (1867), and for his Essays in Criticism (1865) and Culture and Anarchy (1869)

3. his father, Thomas. 1795–1842, English historian and educationalist, headmaster of Rugby School, noted for his reforms in public-school education

Arnold

²

/ ˈɑːnəld /

noun

1. a town in N central England, in S Nottinghamshire. Pop: 37 402 (2001)

Example Sentences

Mr Williams, who was represented in court by barrister Graham Arnold, is accused of 21 offences.

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She was a “turncoat and a female Benedict Arnold.”

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The disclosures show Kugler accepted more than $41,000 in pro bono legal services from the Washington law firm Arnold & Porter.

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Put one in a film with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the original 1987 summer action hit and suddenly the Terminator seems chatty.

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Viewers may be surprised to learn just how daring and successful a Patriot military leader Arnold was before his decision to switch sides made his name synonymous with disloyalty.

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