Burt

[burt]

noun

1. William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.

2. a male given name, form of Albert, Herbert, Bertram, Burton.

Example Sentences

The other evening I was looking for something to watch, and I ended up choosing “Seven Days in May,” a 1964 political thriller starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner.

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In the VAR audio it is clear that Burt made the decision.

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A month later they finally found, and hired, their market expert—a fellow named David Burt.

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A young painter from a studio down the hall, Burt Silverman, studied the canvas, an image of homeless men on the street in New York.

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My husband and I opened the bottle at dinner at a BYO restaurant with our friend Burt, who knew Jeff, too.

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