Conrad

American  

[kon-rad] / ˈkɒn ræd /

noun

1. Charles, Jr. Pete, 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.

2. Joseph Teodor Jozef Konrad Korzeniowski, 1857–1924, English novelist and short-story writer, born in Poland.

3. a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bold” and “counsel.”

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Conrad British  

/ ˈkɒnræd /

noun

1. Joseph. real name Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski. 1857–1924, British novelist born in Poland, noted for sea stories such as The Nigger of the Narcissus (1897) and Lord Jim (1900) and novels of politics and revolution such as Nostromo (1904) and Under Western Eyes (1911)

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Example Sentences

Courts Director Robert Conrad will testify before an appropriations subcommittee this summer; members should question him about workplace conduct.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

The characters are “trying to find some emotional light switch,” says Conrad.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Cheers to Conrad Las Vegas at Resorts World for having a free mini fridge adjacent to the minibar stocked with overpriced drinks.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

His machinations upset Conrad to the point where she declared him to be a “sucky person,” a moment that lives on in GIFs.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Conrad, barefoot but wearing his green-striped bathrobe and jumping up and down like a frisky puppy, chased close behind Papa into the living room.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals