Mitchell

American  

[mich-uhl] / ˈmɪtʃ əl /

noun

1. Arthur, 1934–2018, U.S. ballet dancer, choreographer, and ballet company director.

2. John, 1870–1919, U.S. labor leader.

3. Margaret, 1900–49, U.S. novelist.

4. Maria, 1818–89, U.S. astronomer.

5. Peter, 1920–92, British biochemist: Nobel Prize 1978.

6. Silas Weir 1829–1914, U.S. physician and novelist.

7. William, 1879–1936, U.S. general: pioneer in the field of aviation.

8. Mount, a mountain in western North Carolina: highest peak in the eastern United States, 6,684 feet (2,037 meters).

9. a city in southeastern South Dakota.

10. a male given name, form of Michael.

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Mitchell British  

/ ˈmɪtʃəl /

noun

1. Joni, original name Roberta Joan Anderson. born 1943, Canadian folk-rock singer and songwriter. Her albums include Blue (1971), Court and Spark (1974), Mingus (1979), Turbulent Indigo (1994), and Shine (2007)

2. Margaret. 1900–49, US novelist; author of Gone with the Wind (1936)

3. Reginald Joseph. 1895–1937, British aeronautical engineer; designer of the Spitfire fighter

4. Sir Thomas Livingstone , known as Major Mitchell. 1792–1855, Australian explorer born in Scotland

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Mitchell Scientific  

/ mĭch′əl /

1. American astronomer and educator noted for her study of sunspots and nebulae and for her 1847 discovery of a comet.

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Example Sentences

To investigate why evolution appeared to slow during this period, Mitchell and co-author Professor Andrea Manica studied fossils from Mistaken Point in Newfoundland, one of the world's most important Ediacaran fossil sites.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

"If you're suddenly in an environment where you're essentially getting killed a couple of times per year, then that changes everything," said Mitchell.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“They need to ... let the project move forward,” said Kevin Mitchell, managing attorney at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, which represented developers in its case against the commission.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

One ball after England keeper Jamie Smith came up to the stumps, Robinson struck Mitchell on the pad.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

In the end, it went nowhere near Mount Mitchell, though it did take in Mount Washington and then carried on another 350 miles to Mount Katahdin in Maine.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson