Barton

American  

[bahr-tn] / ˈbɑr tn /

noun

1. Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.

2. Derek H(arold) R(ichard), 1918–98, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.

3. Sir Edmund, 1849–1920, Australian jurist and statesman: prime minister 1901–03.

4. a first name.

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Barton ¹ British  

/ ˈbɑːtən /

noun

1. Sir Derek ( Harold Richard ). 1918–98, British organic chemist: shared the Nobel prize for chemistry (1969) for his work on conformational analysis

2. Sir Edmund 1849–1920, Australian statesman; first prime minister of Australia (1901–03)

3. Elizabeth , known as the Maid of Kent . ?1506–34, English nun, who claimed the gift of prophecy. Her criticism of Henry VIII's attempt to annul his first marriage led to her execution

4. John ( Bernard Adie ). born 1928, British theatre director, noted esp for his productions of Shakespeare

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barton ² British  

/ ˈbɑːtən /

noun

1. archaic a farmyard

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Etymology

Origin of barton

Old English beretūn , from bere barley + tūn stockade; see _town

Example Sentences

Rosenblatt Securities analyst Barton Crockett downgraded shares of The Trade Desk to Neutral from Buy and cut his price target on the stock to $25 from $36 on Wednesday.

From Barron's

Jennifer Barton, director of the legislative services bureau for the California Franchise Tax Board, told legislators that mandating worldwide reporting wouldn’t be difficult for the state from an administrative standpoint, only requiring some additional outreach or educational efforts.

From Los Angeles Times

Today, religious leaders who espouse these sorts of eschatological beliefs include people who would call themselves dispensationalists, like pastors John Hagee and Robert Jeffress, as well as people who share similar apocalyptic beliefs, but would not call themselves dispensationalists, like Kenneth Copelan, Samuel Rodriguez and David Barton.

From Salon

Chris Hughton and then Joe Kinnear followed as Newcastle's handsomely paid stars tumbled towards the drop, the likes of Michael Owen, Alan Smith, Damien Duff, Fabricio Coloccini, Obafemi Martins and Joey Barton only managing to muster two wins after Christmas.

From BBC

Powell also claimed Philip Barton, the most senior civil servant at the Foreign Office at the time, had "reservations around the appointment", according to the document.

From BBC