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

An additional 20% had glasses with outdated prescriptions, according to internal data, Carroll said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Carroll said at a time of significant pressures on public services "we're seeing £200,000 being spent when it doesn't need to be spent".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In fact, tailwinds from 2025 are becoming headwinds, as energy prices climb and the K-shaped recovery starts to crumble: “Paper-rich consumers supported spending by running down savings, however this is already dissipating,’ Carroll writes.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

For Tony Gallardo and his partner, David Carroll, closing a $7,000 property remotely from Australia was the easy part.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Lieutenant Carroll stayed in our hooch for a while and helped check our supplies.

From "Fallen Angels" by Walter Dean Myers