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Chatterton

American  
[chat-er-tuhn] / ˈtʃæt ər tən /

noun

  1. Thomas, 1752–70, English poet.


Chatterton British  
/ ˈtʃætətən /

noun

  1. Thomas. 1752–70, British poet; author of spurious medieval verse and prose: he committed suicide at the age of 17

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Marie Chatterton is a regular visitor to Franklin Park and told the BBC she often spoke to Mr Kohli as they passed each other.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2025

“People were shouting ‘shame!’ at him as he walked out the door,” said Thomas Chatterton Williams, a friend and writer who shares many of Mr. Hughes views on race.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2024

Chatterton, who grew up in Michigan, watched the Disney movies as a kid and traveled to the parks with her family.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2023

The group’s board of advisors includes journalist Megyn Kelly, Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker and culture critic Thomas Chatterton Williams.

From Washington Times • Jun. 29, 2023

My mission was intended to promote the prospects of a brother-in-law, Charles W. Chatterton, who desired to lay claim to an office in the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.

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