Arthur
Americannoun
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Chester Alan, 1830–86, 21st president of the U.S. 1881–85.
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legendary king in ancient Britain: leader of the Knights of the Round Table.
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a first name.
noun
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a legendary king of the Britons in the sixth century ad , who led Celtic resistance against the Saxons: possibly based on a historical figure; represented as leader of the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
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Chester Alan. 1830–86, 21st president of the US (1881–85)
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informal to be in a state of confusion
Example Sentences
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Arthur Dogariu, affiliated with Texas A&M University and Princeton University, co-authored the research and contributed to the experimental measurements.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026
Young Arthur was dead, his father was a witness, Ferris was regarded by the police as the heir apparent to Arthur Thompson Sr.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Arthur Britton was in Germany manning a checkpoint on the Oste River two weeks after the Nazi surrender when three Germans tried to cross the bridge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
BCA Research’s Arthur Budaghyan warns U.S. bonds could continue to slide until financial conditions tighten.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
In January 1917, a German diplomat named Arthur Zimmermann sent a telegram in cipher to the German ambassador in Mexico City.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
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