Cabot

[kab-uht]

noun

1. John Giovanni Caboto, c1450–98?, Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.

2. Richard Clarke, 1868–1939, U.S. physician and writer on medical ethics.

3. Sebastian, 1474?–1557, English navigator and explorer (son of John Cabot).

4. a male given name.

Cabot

/ ˈkæbət /

noun

1. John Italian name Giovanni Caboto. 1450–98, Italian explorer, who landed in North America in 1497, under patent from Henry VII of England, and explored the coast from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland

2. his son, Sebastian. ?1476–1557, Italian navigator and cartographer, who served the English and Spanish crowns: explored the La Plata region of Brazil (1526–30)

Example Sentences

Its production designer, Cabot McMullen, has talked about how Craftsman’s sense of warmth and safety helps offset the intense emotional experiences of some of the show’s characters.

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Byron had been CEO of Astronomer for two years when he and Kristin Cabot were caught on the giant screen at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts on 16 July.

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Kristin Cabot, Astronomer's chief people officer, is no longer with the company and has resigned, the firm told the BBC in a statement.

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Neither Byron nor Cabot have publicly commented on the incident.

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The pair were identified in US media as Mr Byron, a married chief executive of Astronomer, and Kristin Cabot, the firm's chief people officer.

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