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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Example Sentences

Former University of Miami quarterback Carson Beck has entered the draft, but he isn’t expected to be a first-round selection.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Props MacKenzie Carson and Sarah Bern are promoted off the bench and into the starting line-up along with 113-cap flanker Marlie Packer.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

The U.S. seems “to be in a higher inflation regime, given all the shocks over the last five years,” said Sonu Varghese, global macro strategist at Carson Group.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

Carson 15, Narbonne 0: The Colts won a five-inning Marine League game.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

The name Shemar Carson ring a bell, maybe?

From "Dear Martin" by Nic Stone