Ericson

or Er·ics·son

[ er-ik-suhn ]

noun

1. Leif [leef, leyv], flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).

Ericson

/ ˈɛrɪksən /

noun

1. EricsonLeif10th century11th centuryMNorseTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator Leif (liːf). 10th–11th centuries ad , Norse navigator, who discovered Vinland (?1000), variously identified as the coast of New England, Labrador, or Newfoundland; son of Eric the Red

Example Sentences

Perhaps they are released when the bacteria die or get eaten by a predator, Ericson says.

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“This should have been a Come-to-Jesus Moment, not the kind of thing you brush under the rug,” Ericson said, according to the book.

From Washington Post

Mrs. Ericson adjusted her polaroid glasses and waved her rickshaw boy into his harness, where his thighs tensed for the long haul.

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How Mrs. Ericson was embarrassed by the display, and how her father refused to touch her because of the fear of contamination.

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And while Mr. Ericson wept, Mrs. Ericson slumped into Don's arms as though it was the end of the world.

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After he received his title he altered the spelling of his name and became Baron Ericson.

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His victim was Andrew Ericson, a respectable and worthy citizen about thirty-seven years of age.

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