Oliver

[ol-uh-ver]

noun

1. one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.

2. Joseph King, 1885?–1938, U.S. cornet player, bandleader, and composer: pioneer in jazz.

3. a male given name.

Oliver

/ ˈɒlɪvə /

noun

1. one of Charlemagne's 12 paladins See also Roland

2. Isaac. ?1556–1617, English portrait miniaturist, born in France: he studied under Hilliard and worked at James I's court

3. Jamie ( Trevor ). born 1975, British chef and presenter of television cookery programmes

4. Joseph, known as King Oliver. 1885–1938, US pioneer jazz cornetist

Example Sentences

In Division 3 boys, Oliver Hunter from Dana Hills took the individual title in 14:20.7.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Details about the program are still being developed, City Manager Oliver Chi told The Times.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Written by William Ivory and directed by Oliver Parker, it’s a simple story, simply told — sweet, but not saccharine, and moving even when you know what’s coming.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

Mr Oliver said the council's housing team was encountering about 60 cases of homelessness each week - which was "very high."

Read more on BBC

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Mary Oliver, who died in 2019, described her keenly observed poems as “little alleluias” to the natural world that surrounds us.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal