Christopher

American  

[kris-tuh-fer] / ˈkrɪs tə fər /

noun

1. Saint, died a.d. c250, Christian martyr.

2. a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “Christ-bearer.”

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Christopher British  

/ ˈkrɪstəfə /

noun

1. Saint. 3rd century _ad , Christian martyr; patron saint of travellers

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Christopher Cultural  

1. A Christian saint (though no longer listed by the Catholic Church in the Calendar of Saints). Jesus appeared to him as a little child whom Christopher carried across a stream. Christopher means “Christ-bearer.”

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Christopher is the patron saint of travelers.

Example Sentences

Former US ambassador to Mexico and Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said on social media that El Mencho's death was "a great development for Mexico, the US, Latin America, and the world".

From BBC

"How did the defendant expect Esther Martin to control the dogs?" prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC asked the jury.

From BBC

Leaving her in charge of the two XL bully dogs – and eight puppies was a "tragedy waiting to happen", prosecutor Christopher Paxton KC said.

From BBC

Moderna makes the same point: “The industry depends on clear, transparent rules that are applied consistently in order to make the long-term investments that benefit Americans,” its spokesman Christopher Ridley told me by email.

From Los Angeles Times

And Salieri seems more of hybrid creature, as though a villain out of Christopher Marlowe had suddenly been endowed with Shakespearean self-awareness.

From Los Angeles Times