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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Gardner

They questioned the transparency of their chief executive, Prof Jann Gardner, claiming she encouraged them to engage with a 2025 independent review of culture and relationships, the results of which have never been published.

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Gardner, a software developer living near Asheville, N.C., came up with the idea after soldiering through “King Kong,” Peter Jackson’s 187-minute epic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Kym Gardner, 39, a project engineer in Charlotte, N.C., said that as a child, she never thought about working in the field.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Beauty marketer the Wella Company named Carole Gardner Diarra its new CMO, reporting to former marketing chief Yannis Rodocanachi, who was named to the new post of chief brand officer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney

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