Oliver
Americannoun
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one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
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Joseph King, 1885?–1938, U.S. cornet player, bandleader, and composer: pioneer in jazz.
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a male given name.
noun
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one of Charlemagne's 12 paladins See also Roland
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Isaac. ?1556–1617, English portrait miniaturist, born in France: he studied under Hilliard and worked at James I's court
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Jamie ( Trevor ). born 1975, British chef and presenter of television cookery programmes
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Joseph, known as King Oliver. 1885–1938, US pioneer jazz cornetist
Example Sentences
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen, still yet to win a race this year, was 0.818secs off the pace with ninth-fastest time, behind the Racing Bulls of Arvid Lindblad and Oliver Bearman's Haas.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Volkswagen Chief Executive Oliver Blume has poured funds into Scout Motors to revive a historic sport-utility-vehicle brand as an all-American EV startup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
According to the release, Volkswagen’s supervisory board, consisting of 20 members, unanimously approved CEO Oliver Blume’s turnaround proposal, announced in June, to strengthen the automobile maker’s competitiveness.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
"The supervisory board has unanimously approved the executive board's future plan presented today," CEO Oliver Blume said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
In a way, I had Oliver to thank for that.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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