Oliver

American  

[ol-uh-ver] / ˈɒl ə vər /

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.

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Oliver British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

Oliver Laxe’s road movie about a father and son who caravan across Morocco with a pack of tattooed strangers is set in a vast desert where you still somehow never see the plot’s curveballs coming.

From Los Angeles Times

“This will be built on strict cost and investment discipline,” Chief Executive Oliver Blume said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Buckley rose to fame on I'd Do Anything, a talent show seeking an actress to play Nancy in a West End production of Oliver!.

From BBC

It took the company around 10 years to deliver its first million pure electric vehicles and one year to reach four million deliveries, Chief Executive Oliver Blume said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Polymarket seeded the account of the University of Chicago’s prediction markets club with $20,000, said the club’s founder, Oliver Wilson, 19, who interned for Polymarket before starting college there last fall.

From The Wall Street Journal