Cronin

American  

[kroh-nin] / ˈkroʊ nɪn /

noun

1. A(rchibald) J(oseph), 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.

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Cronin British  

/ ˈkrəʊnɪn /

noun

1. A ( rchibald ) J ( oseph ). 1896–1981, British novelist and physician. His works include Hatter's Castle (1931), The Judas Tree (1961), and Dr Finlay's Casebook , a TV series based on his medical experiences

2. James Watson. born 1931, US physicist; shared the Nobel prize for physics (1980) for his work on parity conservation in weak interactions

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Example Sentences

And to be fair, Cronin has often used his tough love with great success, turning marginal players into good ones.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

And for the second straight game they were hoping to win without leading scorer Tyler Bilodeau, whose sprained knee still hadn’t healed enough for coach Mick Cronin to risk putting him on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

But for the Bruins to advance to past a Sunday showdown most likely against powerful Connecticut, Cronin says they’ll first need to contain Central Florida’s potent attack.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Soprano Hilary Cronin was a dazzling, lyrical Iole, her precisely calibrated da capo arias capturing the princess’s serene acceptance of her lot and her consoling, thoughtful presence—the antithesis of the disturbed Dejanira.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

But Cronin and Fitch showed that if one replaces particles by antiparticles and takes the mirror image, but does not reverse the direction of time, then the universe does not behave the same.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking