Fleming

¹ American  

[flem-ing] / ˈflɛm ɪŋ /

noun

1. a native of Flanders.

2. a Flemish-speaking Belgian.

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Fleming ² American  

[flem-ing] / ˈflɛm ɪŋ /

noun

1. Sir Alexander, 1881–1955, Scottish bacteriologist and physician: discoverer of penicillin 1928; Nobel Prize in Medicine 1945.

2. Ian (Lancaster), 1908–64, British writer of suspense novels.

3. Peggy (Gale), born 1948, U.S. figure skater.

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Fleming ¹ British  

/ ˈflɛmɪŋ /

noun

1. Sir Alexander . 1881–1955, Scottish bacteriologist: discovered lysozyme (1922) and penicillin (1928): shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1945

2. Ian ( Lancaster ). 1908–64, English author of spy novels; creator of the secret agent James Bond

3. Sir John Ambrose . 1849–1945, English electrical engineer: invented the thermionic valve (1904)

4. Renée . born 1959, US operatic soprano and songwriter

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Fleming ² British  

/ ˈflɛmɪŋ /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian Compare Walloon

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Fleming ¹ Scientific  

/ flĕm′ĭng /

1. Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1928. The drug was developed and purified 11 years later by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, with whom Fleming shared the 1945 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. Fleming was also the first to administer typhoid vaccines to humans.

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Fleming ² Scientific  

1. British physicist and electrical engineer who devised the first electron tube in 1904. His invention was essential to the development of radio, television, and early computer circuitry. Fleming also helped develop electric devices designed for large-scale use, such as the electric lamp.

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Etymology

Origin of Fleming

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch Vlaeminc, equivalent to Vlaem- ( see Flemish) + -ing -ing ³; late Old English Flæming perhaps < Old Frisian

Example Sentences

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Fleming

Former England coach Andy Flower could be a candidate, while McCullum's former New Zealand team-mate Stephen Fleming is highly respected and has just left Indian Premier League side Chennai Super Kings.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

David Grindlay from Glasgow was there with his friend Alistair Fleming.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026

“I’m moving the way that I’ve always wanted to be moving, largely thanks to the size of the stage,” Fleming says.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Fleming, meanwhile, hasn’t had much to spend, and has always been somewhat of a gadfly going back to his years in the House of Representatives.

From Slate ● May 16, 2026

Now, Mr. Fleming would have you believe that all this was changed by the coming of Christ.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote