Garbo

[ gahr-boh ]

noun

1. Greta Greta Lovisa Gustaffson, 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.

garbo

¹

/ ˈɡɑːbəʊ /

noun

1. informal.
   a dustman

Garbo

²

/ ˈɡɑːbəʊ /

noun

1. GarboGreta19051990FUSSwedishFILMS AND TV: actress Greta (ˈɡrɛtə), real name Greta Lovisa Gustafson. 1905–90, US film actress, born in Sweden. Her films include Grand Hotel (1932), Queen Christina (1933), Anna Karenina (1935), Camille (1936), and Ninotchka (1939)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Garbo¹

C20: from garbage

Example Sentences

“Garbo,” by Robert Gottlieb, a former editor of The New Yorker, is a fascinating biography of the movie legend.

From Washington Blade

We are partnering with Garbo because we believe in this platform and its mission that people should have access to these types of information.

From ProPublica

As of September, Garbo’s beta pulled results for a number of large counties in New York state — but no other states — and only for active cases, not past ones.

From ProPublica

According to Garbo’s website, its technology appears to be in its early stages of development.

From ProPublica

Kathryn Kosmides is founder of nonprofit background check platform Garbo.

From Fortune

That explains Brando, Duke Ellington, Greta Garbo, Muhammad Ali and of course James Dean.

From The Daily Beast

Garbo emerged from D-Day as the greatest double-agent of the war, perhaps of all time.

From The Daily Beast

Stephan Talty tells his remarkable story in his new book, Agent Garbo.

From The Daily Beast

The Germans rated Garbo their best spy in England; he was even awarded the Iron Cross, something that amused Pujol to no end.

From The Daily Beast

No one since Garbo has been so deft at ducking fans, especially most of the writers and critics prophesizing with their pens.

From The Daily Beast

The roof represents four sibyls surrounded by angels, by Raffaelino del Garbo.

From Project Gutenberg

People applaud the garbo or donayre of a duchess, the salero of an actress, the zandunga of a gipsy of Jerez.

From Project Gutenberg

On the ceiling are the four Sibyls, by Raffaelino del Garbo.

From Project Gutenberg

And Biancone finding this fish every day as he drove forth in his chariot, spurned it away con cattivo garbo—with an ill grace.

From Project Gutenberg

The Cerchi del Garbo began to scuffle day and night with the Giugni.

From Project Gutenberg