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Geber

American  
[jee-ber] / ˈdʒi bər /

noun

  1. Jabir ibn Hayyan, 8th-century a.d., Arab alchemist.


Geber British  
/ ˈdʒiːbə /

noun

  1. Latinized form of Jabir, assumed in honour of Jabir ibn Hayyan by a 14th-century alchemist, probably Spanish: he described the preparation of nitric and sulphuric acids

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“People have a very difficult time putting themselves in their own future, in their more frail bodies,” Geber said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

Geber is naming a professional fiduciary as her primary designee and a younger cousin and younger nephew as backups.

From MarketWatch Jan. 21, 2026

"Crypto trading has an air of being legitimate, whilst gambling is more talked about as being potentially problematic," said Jan Geber, chief executive at Zurich-based rehab centre Paracelsus Recovery.

From BBC Feb. 4, 2023

Punctuated with haunting cello solos played here by David Geber, the school’s vice president for instrumental performance, the work aptly conveys the optimistic denial and racked realization of Whitman’s text.

From New York Times Mar. 4, 2012

He read the lives of the various people who had succeeded in doing so: Helvetius, Elias, Fulcanelli, and Geber.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

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