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Luke

American  
[look] / luk /

noun

  1. an early Christian disciple and companion of Paul, a physician and probably a gentile: traditionally believed to be the author of the third Gospel and the Acts.

  2. the third Gospel.

  3. a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “man of Lucania.”


Luke British  
/ luːk /

noun

  1. a fellow worker of Paul and a physician (Colossians 4:14). Feast day: Oct 18

  2. the third Gospel, traditionally ascribed to Luke

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This, however, often results in Luke Shaw, Patrick Dorgu, Diogo Dalot and Mbeumo – not the strongest one-v-one dribblers - isolated on the wing.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

At the same time, with Luke Shaw's 41-game run of consecutive Premier League starts coming to an end, there was no fresh back-up at left-back, as most observers expected.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Defensive tackle Luke Wafle, meanwhile, continued his streak of early dominance by tallying a team-leading seven tackles.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

Barret Zoph and Luke Metz last month left OpenAI, where they had gone after Thinking Machines.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

That’s when Luke Dodson and this girl walk up with their lunch trays.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

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