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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"Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist. Her books must be available to the public," said the letter signed by such notable figures as Nobel laureates Annie Ernaux and Anne Carson.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

“The bull market ended only once in year five, and that was more than 50 years ago,” said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 11, 2026

Nobel committee member Steve Sem-Sandberg said Carson is “an author for our time,” unique in her skill at connecting contemporary ways of living through antiquity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026

In 1854, one “nugget” found on Carson Hill, about 100 miles south of Coloma along the Mother Lode mineral belt, weighed 195 pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Beth’s friend Brent’s new red sports car is in our driveway, so Mrs. Carson lets me off at the curb.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass

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