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

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Example Sentences

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Gibson

Traci Gibson, head of the Democratic Party in Harris County, which includes most of Houston, said Talarico’s message reached across party lines.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Dr Gibson said: "This isn't about perfection and this isn't about forcing people to eat unpalatable food – it's about recognising the nutritional value in components we've been conditioned to discard."

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ms. Gibson documents the work of one critic, a businessman living near Newcastle named Ralph Gardner, who published denunciations of the 1649-50 witch trial in that city that resulted in 16 executions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Scholarship has largely focused on the men who presided over the witch trials, so Ms. Gibson focuses her attention on the accused, many of them societal outsiders, whose stories have been long overlooked.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Mr. Weiss and Mr. Gibson came while we were eating supper.

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

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