Bertram
Americannoun
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I half expected a Snidely Whiplash twirl of the mustache or a Bertram Oleander sidewise glance and sneer.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2026
They had also defended Mark Nordlicht, the former head of Platinum Partners, where Javice’s boyfriend Elliot Bertram used to work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Elsevier, the journal’s publisher, had opened an investigation, says Bertram, who works at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 3, 2024
After Katherine wandered off among the guests, her mother found the 4-year-old talking earnestly with Bertram Feinstein, a neurosurgeon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2023
“Friends—John, Aubrey, Bertram, Percival, Martin, Stephan—meet our ogre tamer. She’s the lass I told you about, the one who speaks Gnomic.”
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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