Carr

[kahr]

noun

1. John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.

carr

/ kɑː /

noun

1. an area of bog or fen in which scrub, esp willow, has become established

Word History and Origins

Origin of carr¹

C15: from Old Norse

Example Sentences

Or cheered when a late-night talk show host was temporarily suspended after the FCC chairman threatened to punish his network, as Brendan Carr did to ABC when he told a podcaster Disney could mete out punishment to Jimmy Kimmel “the easy way or hard way.”

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Alan Carr's days on The Celebrity Traitors looked perilous from the start.

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Yet it was Carr's willingness to talk about his sweatiness - and the excitement of viewers who were quick to analyse it on social media - that was most striking of all.

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During a challenge, the contestants - including Alan Carr, Celia Imrie and Lucy Beaumont - were tasked with asking a group of banshees to sing, before relaying the songs down a well.

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Meanwhile, comedian Alan Carr continues his transformation from giggly liability to cold-hearted killer.

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