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Frazer

American  
[frey-zer] / ˈfreɪ zər /

noun

  1. Sir James George, 1854–1941, Scottish anthropologist: writer of socio-anthropological studies.

  2. a male given name.


Frazer British  
/ ˈfreɪzə /

noun

  1. Sir James George . 1854–1941, Scottish anthropologist; author of many works on primitive religion, and magic, esp The Golden Bough (1890)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Earlier this year, Robert Frazer was named as the top federal prosecutor in the state, after an agreement between federal judges and the Justice Department.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

One of the system's architects Frazer Rhodes said the latest alert "really has divided opinion" and the government should set out the criteria for when it will and will not be used.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

The UN's Fiona Frazer points out that it also struck "the vocational training areas within the hospital, which were buildings that were mostly made of wood, which then resulted in this very, very large fire".

From BBC May 12, 2026

Mark explains how the DOJ accepted a district court’s appointment of Robert Frazer as the new head of the state’s U.S. attorney’s office.

From Slate Mar. 26, 2026

The English scholar, Sir J. G. Frazer, thinks he probably wrote in either the first or the second century of our era.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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