Jameson

American  

[jeym-suhn] / ˈdʒeɪm sən /

noun

1. Sir Leander Starr Doctor Jameson, 1853–1917, Scottish physician and statesman: colonial administrator in South Africa.

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Jameson British  

/ ˈdʒeɪmsən /

noun

1. Sir Leander Starr. 1853–1917, British administrator in South Africa, who led an expedition into the Transvaal in 1895 in an unsuccessful attempt to topple its Boer regime (the Jameson Raid ); prime minister of Cape Colony (1904–08)

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Example Sentences

Thousand Oaks 15, Oaks Christian 10: Jake Ange hit his eighth home run, a three-run shot, and Gavin and Jameson Berigan each had three hits in the Lancers’ wild Marmonte League win.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

It’s thought that the striking property, which was originally built in 1849, will serve as a primary residence for Pink and her husband, Carey Hart, as well as their two kids, Willow and Jameson, 9.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

For Jameson Norris, Cheryl Norris’s 35-year-old son who works gig jobs like ride-share driving, the prospect of inheriting his mom’s homes with his sister is both a relief and humbling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“Greenland offers a density of critical natural resources that is virtually unmatched,” says Robert Price, CEO of the Texas-based oil-drilling company March GL, which is looking to extract oil from Greenland’s Jameson Land basin.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

Do you know of the Jameson Raid, described as a “fiasco”? Marvellous punctuation story.

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