Carroll

American  

[kar-uhl] / ˈkær əl /

noun

1. Charles, 1737–1832, American patriot and legislator.

2. Lewis, pen name of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.

3. Also Carrol. a male or female given name.

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Carroll British  

/ ˈkærəl /

noun

1. Lewis. real name the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. 1832–98, English writer; an Oxford mathematics don who wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1872) and the nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark (1876)

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Example Sentences

"We'll go through video across the hotel to figure out how the gun got in, how it got down here," Carroll added.

From Barron's • Apr. 26, 2026

Carroll says running accounts like this gives creators "status", especially if they get "access to celebrities".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Then-coach Pete Carroll heard about Olson and allowed him to hang out with the team in meetings, in the locker room and on the sideline.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Allen, 40, and Harbour, 51, originally listed the quirky Carroll Gardens dwelling in October, just months after it was revealed their four-year marriage had come to an end.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Now it’s a pursuit, and Carroll and McMellon are not experienced officers like the officer who watched the pearl-handled revolver rise toward him.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell