Parsons

American  

[pahr-suhnz] / ˈpɑr sənz /

noun

1. Talcott 1902–79, U.S. sociologist and author.

2. Theophilus, 1750–1813, U.S. jurist.

3. William, Third Earl of Rosse, 1800–67, Irish astronomer.

4. a town in SE Kansas.

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Parsons British  

/ ˈpɑːsənz /

noun

1. Sir Charles Algernon . 1854–1931, English engineer, who developed the steam turbine

2. Gram, real name Cecil Connor. 1946–73 US country-rock singer and songwriter; founder of the Flying Burrito Brothers (1968–70), he later released the solo albums G.P. (1973) and Grievous Angel (1974)

3. Talcott. 1902–79, US sociologist, author of The Structure of Social Action (1937) and The Social System (1951)

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Example Sentences

Prof Parsons says wryly that it wasn't the easiest conversation when he had to tell his boss the news.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Kane Parsons, the hot new director behind A24’s “Backrooms,” has even called AI “cultural rot.”

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

Credit for the tune itself goes to the Alan Parsons Project, but two men, without planning it, launched it on its path to sports-world immortality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026

“Backrooms,” from 21-year-old Kane Parsons — known on YouTube as Kane Pixels — drew on an online fascination with liminal spaces, leading audiences through an endless run of nearly indistinguishable rooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Parsons, his attention caught by the trumpet call, sat listening with a sort of gaping solemnity, a sort of edified boredom.

From "1984" by George Orwell