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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In an interview with the BBC Transport Correspondent Katy Austin, Frobisher also confirmed speed restrictions were not in place in either Wickford or Lewes.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

While Network Rail's Martin Frobisher thinks the changing climate will be "the biggest challenge for this century".

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

Gwendolen likes Frobisher, too, but she throws herself into the tasks of looking for Freda and spying on Nellie.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2022

Madame Crommelynck kept her eyes on Robert Frobisher.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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