Corbett

American  

[kawr-bit] / ˈkɔr bɪt /

noun

1. James John Gentleman Jim, 1866–1933, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1892–97.

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Corbett British  

/ ˈkɔːbət /

noun

1. mountaineering any separate mountain peak between 2500 feet and 3000 feet high: originally used of Scotland only, but now sometimes extended to other parts of the British Isles

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Example Sentences

Overdashing New York Times writers were publicly rebuked by standards editor Philip B. Corbett in a 2011 post on the outlet’s blog that clocked a single-day total of 16 dashes on A1 alone.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2025

The Corbett Hotel's odd-job boy Alan Finlay, then 13, greeted the superstars as they arrived.

From BBC • May 26, 2025

The family of Ryan Corbett thanked both administrations as well as Qatar for what they described as its vital role.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

Leigh Whannell, who co-wrote the script with his wife, Corbett Tuck, is into straight-faced psychological trauma over spook-show theatrics.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 15, 2025

Corbett was the boxer who had downed John L. Sullivan in the great fight of September 1892, a battle that had consumed the entire front page of the next morning’s Chicago Tribune.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson