Brewster
Americannoun
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William, 1560?–1644, Pilgrim settler: leader of the colonists at Plymouth.
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a male given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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Diesel and Rodriguez posed with fellow actor Jordana Brewster and the daughter of late co-star Paul Walker, who died in a car crash in 2013, at the French film festival Wednesday.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
A former pharmacy tech and literacy program coordinator from War, Brewster has spent the past two decades working to get clean water to as many people as she can with few resources.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
University presidents such as Kingman Brewster Jr. and A. Bartlett Giamatti, for example, spoke out about the Vietnam War, the Black Panthers and May Day protests.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
"We aren't medically trained, so we don't prescribe medication or anything like that," Ms Brewster said.
From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025
Relay race by Culper spy ring delivers “news of the greatest consequence” from Townsend to Roe to Woodhull to Brewster to Washington.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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