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

The story is based partially on Wohl’s experiences with her own mother, Lisa Cronin Wohl, who wrote for Ms. magazine.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Somebody — perhaps it was Lee Cronin himself, probably not — wanted us to know that his latest project, “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy,” was no mere mummy movie.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

But the hard-nosed Cronin apparently couldn’t reach him while Michigan’s gentler Dusty May could and … hmmmm.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

In response to the reader last week who was wondering why so many All-Area basketball players are leaving L.A. for other colleges: Mick Cronin.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

However, in 1964 two more Americans, J. W. Cronin and Val Fitch, discovered that even the CP symmetry was not obeyed in the decay of certain particles called K-mesons.

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