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 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

On Friday night, Cronin and the Bruins will take on the challenge of Central Florida and his longtime adversary Dawkins, mindful there are no gimmes once you get this far.

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

“With all due respect to the Big Ten, you could see how hard our guys are trying to win,” Cronin said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 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