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

The auction includes the Gibson Les Paul that Marr played in early TV appearances with The Smiths, including this performance on The Tube.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Right-hander Gibson, whose power is less startling given her squatter frame, can crunch the ball straight but is more adept in finding boundaries behind square.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Founder Roger Gibson wrote a classic investment book in 1989 arguing that adding diverse asset classes to a portfolio improves risk-adjusted returns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

Those misses meant England's rebuild was not too tricky and a platform for Kemp and Gibson was laid.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

Mr. Weiss and Mr. Gibson talked about next year's Iditarod.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell