Gibson

¹ American  

[gib-suhn] / ˈgɪb sən /

noun

1. a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.

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Gibson ² American  

[gib-suhn] / ˈgɪb sən /

noun

1. Althea, 1927–2003, U.S. tennis player.

2. Charles Dana 1867–1944, U.S. artist and illustrator.

3. Josh(ua), 1911–47, U.S. baseball player.

4. Robert Bob, 1935–2020, U.S. baseball pitcher.

5. a male given name.

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Gibson ¹ British  

/ ˈɡɪbsən /

noun

1. a cocktail consisting of four or more parts dry gin and one part dry vermouth, iced and served with a pickled pearl onion

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Gibson ² British  

/ ˈɡɪbsən /

noun

1. Mel. born 1956, Australian film actor and director: his films include Mad Max (1979), Hamlet (1990), Braveheart (1996; also directed), What Women Want (2000), The Passion of the Christ (2004; director only), and Apocalypto (2006; director and co-writer)

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Etymology

Origin of Gibson

First recorded in 1925–30; after the surname Gibson

Example Sentences

Former world number one Naomi Osaka, however, said she was trying to balance the tennis schedule with being a mother after she was beaten 7-5 6-4 by Australia's Talia Gibson in their second round match.

From BBC

“I’ll take it from here, Miss Gibson,” Miss Genovese tells Helen.

From Literature

That night while we were eating supper, Bill Weiss, president of the Empire Canning Company, and Frank Gibson, owner of the GemCafé, appeared.

From Literature

It sponsored conferences for financial advisers of Morgan Stanley, UBS and others, and recently flew investment advisers to Chicago, putting them up at The Langham hotel with dinner at Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gibson played 12 years in Detroit and won a World Series.

From Los Angeles Times