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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Jameson

At home, she said, her sister and Jameson had their own routine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Channeling his inner Jameson, a spirited Simmons then motioned for Spider-Man to get tossed from the game.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026

Meanwhile, Sally Jameson, PPS to Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, has joined calls for Sir Keir to set out a timetable for his departure.

From BBC ● May 11, 2026

Brown-Forman last month confirmed it was in discussions with Paris-based Pernod Ricard, the home of Jameson and Absolut, over a deal the company said would be “akin to a merger of equals.”

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 9, 2026

What if Commander Jameson took them out to hide something from me?

From "Legend" by Marie Lu