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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Martin Frobisher, of Network Rail, said the summer's hot weather had "presented exceptional challenges to the railway".

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

Network Rail's safety and engineering director Martin Frobisher said companies were "racing to catch up".

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2023

Collopy returned to work the family wheat farm on the edge of Frobisher, a village of 150 people in Saskatchewan.

From BBC ● May 5, 2023

Among the crowd is a man determined to change her luck, a righteous police detective named John Frobisher.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

Bod pulled the jacket up over his head, and clambered up the slippery paths to the top of the hill, to the Frobisher mausoleum.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman

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