Gordon

[gawr-dn]

noun

1. Charles George Chinese GordonGordon Pasha, 1833–85, British general: administrator in China and Egypt.

2. Charles William, real name of Ralph Connor.

3. Lord George, 1751–93, English politician.

4. George Hamilton, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 1784–1860, British statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1852–55.

5. Mary (Catherine), born 1949, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.

6. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “round hill.”

Gordon

/ ˈɡɔːdən /

noun

1. Adam Lindsay. 1833–70, Australian poet and horseman, born in the Azores, who developed the bush ballad as a literary form, esp in Bush Ballads and Galloping Rhymes (1870)

2. Charles George, known as Chinese Gordon. 1833–85, British general and administrator. He helped to crush the Taiping rebellion (1863–64), and was governor of the Sudan (1877–80), returning in 1884 to aid Egyptian forces against the Mahdi. He was killed in the siege of Khartoum

3. Sir Donald . born 1930; South African businessman

4. Dexter ( Keith ). 1923–90, US jazz tenor saxophonist

5. Lord George. 1751–93, English religious agitator. He led the Protestant opposition to legislation relieving Roman Catholics of certain disabilities, which culminated in the Gordon riots (1780)

6. George Hamilton. See (4th Earl of) Aberdeen 2

Example Sentences

The 31-year-old Everton goalkeeper will break his own Three Lions record, currently jointly shared with the legendary Gordon Banks, of seven consecutive clean sheets if he wins his 79th cap against Wales and does not concede in Thursday's friendly.

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Gordon is not surprised Tuchel selected the same squad from the September camp, which he described as "the best I have been a part of in terms of the vibe of the camp" because "everything clicked on and off the pitch".

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Newcastle's Anthony Gordon has impressed on the left wing under Tuchel, but believes he has been nowhere near his best when playing for the national side.

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Gordon Strachan once said that there were calls for his head after a friendly prior to his first season as Celtic manager.

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When we brought Steve Coppell and Gordon Hill in, you could see the green shoots.

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