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

Skating to the ‘90s classic “Wannabe,” she wears Ginger Spice’s Union Jack dress, while partner Lewis Gibson dons a sequined version of Scary Spice’s leopard print.

From The Wall Street Journal

Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson have their eyes on the podium as the ice dance reaches its conclusion.

From BBC

Key achievements: In March Fear and Gibson became the first British figure skaters to win a World Championship medal since Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean in 1984 with their bronze in Boston.

From BBC

Gibson Smith, founder of Smith Capital Investors, was even more blunt.

From Barron's

The Los Angeles City Council has again increased what it will pay Gibson Dunn to represent it in a contentious homelessness case, bringing the law firm’s contract to nearly $7.5 million.

From Los Angeles Times