Gardner

American  

[gahrd-ner] / ˈgɑrd nər /

noun

1. Erle Stanley 1889–1970, U.S. writer of detective stories.

2. Dame Helen (Louise), 1908–86, British educator and literary critic.

3. Isabella Stewart, 1840–1924, U.S. art collector.

4. John (Champlin, Jr.) 1933–82, U.S. novelist and critic.

5. John W(illiam), 1912–2002, U.S. educator and author: Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare 1965–68.

6. a city in N Massachusetts.

7. a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “gardener.”

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Gardner British  

/ ˈɡɑːdnə /

noun

1. Ava. 1922–90, US film actress. Her films include The Killers (1946), The Sun also Rises (1957), and The Night of the Iguana (1964)

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Example Sentences

"It's made almost impossible for people to actually pay down their loans for Plan 2, unless you're earning a very, very high salary," said the campaign's founder Oliver Gardner.

From BBC

Among the couple dozen people at the site were Kayla Gardner, 29, and three friends.

From Los Angeles Times

Powell’s governorship lasts through January 2028, and he could choose to stick around if he felt it would help preserve the Fed’s independence, Gardner noted.

From Barron's

Why, for years after old Mrs. Gardner died, she’d show up in church on Christmas Eve.

From Literature

At about the same time Babilonia and Gardner were moving from competitive skating and the Olympics to the Ice Capades, another young girl was just starting to pursue her own Olympic dreams.

From Los Angeles Times