Morrison

American  

[mawr-uh-suhn, mor-] / ˈmɔr ə sən, ˈmɒr- /

noun

1. Herbert Stanley 1888–1965, English labor leader and statesman.

2. Toni 1931–2019, U.S. novelist: Nobel Prize 1993.

3. a male given name.

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Morrison British  

/ ˈmɒrɪsən /

noun

1. Herbert Stanley, Baron Morrison of Lambeth. 1888–1965, British Labour statesman, Home Secretary and Minister for Home Security in Churchill's War Cabinet (1942–45)

2. Jim, full name James Douglas Morrison. 1943–71, US rock singer and songwriter, lead vocalist with the Doors

3. Toni, full name Chloe Anthony Morrison. born 1931, US novelist, whose works include Sula (1974), Song of Solomon (1977), Beloved (1987), Jazz (1992), and Paradise (1998): awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1993

4. Van, full name George Ivan Morrison. born 1945, Northern Irish rock singer and songwriter. His albums include Astral Weeks (1968), Moondance (1970), Avalon Sunset (1989), and Days Like These (1995)

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Example Sentences

“Investors are still unclear about what happens next. The fog of war is thick,” said David Morrison, senior market analyst at Trade Nation.

From MarketWatch

Os reveals that she and Morrison worked on a third song that they’re still putting the finishing touches on.

From Los Angeles Times

Three cheerleaders from the University of Kent are among those in hospital, according to a team member, and supermarket chain Morrisons said that a member of its staff who attended Club Chemistry had contracted meningitis.

From BBC

Morrison saw the potential for a humorous self-help book.

From The Wall Street Journal

The uproar gained enough steam that even comic book great Grant Morrison noticed.

From Los Angeles Times