Calpurnia

American  

[kal-pur-nee-uh] / kælˈpɜr ni ə /

noun

1. flourished 1st century b.c., third wife of Julius Caesar 59–44.

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Example Sentences

When asked about his attitude toward racist locals, Finch tells Calpurnia, “I believe in being respectful.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2022

Sorkin’s script — which cuts the undergrowth of minor characters and enhances others, particularly the maid Calpurnia and Tom Robinson, the man falsely accused of rape — was the thing that really grabbed Kinnear.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2021

“I don’t know what that means,” Calpurnia says.

From Washington Post • Nov. 9, 2020

And the story’s most prominent black characters — Calpurnia and Tom Robinson — are allowed more opportunity in the play to voice their frustrations about racial injustice.

From New York Times • Feb. 26, 2020

While they were singing, she heard Calpurnia calling in the dim distance.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee