Carson

American  

[kahr-suhn] / ˈkɑr sən /

noun

1. Christopher Kit, 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.

2. Sir Edward Henry Baron Carson, 1854–1935, Irish public official.

3. Johnny, 1925–2005, U.S. television entertainer.

4. Rachel Louise, 1907–1964, U.S. marine biologist and author.

5. a city in SW California.

6. a river in N California and NW Nevada, flowing NE to the Carson Sink. 150 miles (241 km) long.

7. a male or female given name.

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Carson British  

/ ˈkɑːsən /

noun

1. Christopher, known as Kit Carson. 1809–68, US frontiersman, trapper, scout, and Indian agent

2. Edward Henry, Baron. 1854–1935, Anglo-Irish politician and lawyer; led northern Irish resistance to the British government's plan for home rule for Ireland

3. Rachel ( Louise ). 1907–64, US marine biologist and science writer; author of Silent Spring (1962)

4. Willie, full name William Hunter Fisher Carson. born 1942, Scottish jockey: rode four winners in the Derby (1979, 1980, 1989, 1994)

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Carson Scientific  

/ kär′sən /

1. American marine biologist and writer whose best-known book, Silent Spring (1962), was an influential study of the dangerous effects of synthetic pesticides on food chains. Public reaction to the book resulted in stricter controls on pesticide use and shaped the ideas of the modern environmental movement.

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He was a soccer player for 10 years, playing junior varsity at Carson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

The trade occurred ahead of Tuesday’s deadline after Vikings quarterback Carson Wentz threw two interceptions and fumbled in a loss to Buffalo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

And by 1980, the Supreme Court explicitly put the two cases together, ruling in Carson v.

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

Daly previously hosted NBC’s “Last Call with Carson Daly,” a late-night celebrity interview show which concluded in 2019 after 18 seasons.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Lois Carson, the trustee’s daughter, was one of them.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

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