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

Boro owner Steve Gibson has engaged the services of Nick de Marco, the sports lawyer with a record of delivering results against the game's governing bodies.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

With a further psychiatric assessment needed by the prosecution a month later, prosecutor Nicola Potts asked Gibson to travel up to Northumberland in person to stop James influencing the hearing.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

As he talks, Ness idly strums the latest addition to his collection of guitars: a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Custom that he says cost him $50,000.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

A Ramp Gibson, a riff on the martini, came with a pickled ramp garnish instead of a pickled onion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“Her son had the flu and she stayed home to take care of him, like the good mother she is. She never called out sick before that. Leonard Gibson had no business firing your mother.”

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly