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

Three years later, Newman had his solo debut at the Betty Parsons Gallery in New York, where he had recently curated an exhibition of Northwest Coast Indian art.

From The Wall Street Journal

On 23 December 1975, Rob Parsons and his wife Dianne were preparing for Christmas at their Cardiff home when they heard a knock at the door.

From BBC

Parsons advanced 3.9% after the defense engineering company said it had signed a contract for the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense, with a ceiling of $151 billion.

From Barron's

Hard to sweep a division rival, Caleb Williams is super elusive, and the Packers have lost Micah Parsons.

From Los Angeles Times

Parsons spent his first four seasons with the Cowboys but requested a trade during a contract dispute.

From Los Angeles Times