Crosby

American  

[krawz-bee, kroz-] / ˈkrɔz bi, ˈkrɒz- /

noun

1. Bing Harry Lillis Crosby, 1904–77, U.S. singer and actor.

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Crosby ¹ British  

/ ˈkrɒzbɪ /

noun

1. a town in NW England, in Sefton unitary authority, Merseyside. Pop: 51 789 (2001)

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Crosby ² British  

/ ˈkrɒzbɪ /

noun

1. Bing, real name Harry Lillis Crosby. 1904–77, US singer and film actor; famous for his style of crooning: best known for the song "White Christmas" from the film Holiday Inn (1942)

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Example Sentences

Edward “Ted” Crosby Johnson, who founded Fidelity Management & Research in 1946, and grandfather of FMR’s current CEO, Abby Johnson, worked as a lawyer at Ropes & Gray.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

“I love you bro, and I know you had my back since Day One,” a visibly upset Crosby said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Meanwhile, significant logistical uncertainty persists, as flows might be routed through a “coordinated” path that could resemble a slower, capacity-constrained toll route with draft limitations for larger vessels, Crosby says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

A good outcome for this weekend’s meeting would involve negotiators securing a “verifiable halt to regional strikes,” along with the removal of mines from the strait, said Sparta’s Crosby.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

He was also one of the last to see it in pure form: his visit, as Alfred Crosby put it, initiated the process of knitting together the seams of Pangaea.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann