Frobisher

American

[froh-bi-sher, frob-i-] / ˈfroʊ bɪ ʃər, ˈfrɒb ɪ- /

noun

Sir Martin, 1535?–94, English navigator and explorer.

Frobisher British

/ ˈfrəʊbɪʃə /

noun

Sir Martin . ?1535–94, English navigator and explorer: made three unsuccessful voyages in search of the Northwest Passage (1576; 1577; 1578), visiting Labrador and Baffin Island

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Network Rail's Martin Frobisher said: "Twenty-five years is a long time."

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024

"This was the biggest and most dramatic change," said Martin Frobisher, Network Rail's safety and engineering director.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2024

The matter of those girls will bring Frobisher into contact with Gwendolen Kelling, a former librarian from Yorkshire.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2022

Detective Chief Inspector Frobisher is an unhappily married man who’s dedicated himself to ridding London of Nellie’s corrupting influence.

From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2022

Bod led Scarlett carefully up the steps, through the hill, into the jutting black masonry of the Frobisher mausoleum.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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