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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“The housing market is going nowhere fast,” Oliver Allen, a senior U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, wrote in a note.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 16, 2026
The team's latest discoveries were recently presented during a public lecture series held at the University of Barcelona's Faculty of Philology and Communication in the Gabriel Oliver room.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
In an internal memo published Monday, Chief Executive Oliver Blume said the automaker was evaluating possible workforce adjustments across its various brands and regional subsidiaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
In 2012, a French programmer called Stéphane Gigandet launched a free, online and crowdsourced food product database called Open Food Facts during the Food Revolution Day organised by English chef Jamie Oliver.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
In the library, Oliver glanced at me and I glanced at him.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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