Paterson

American  

[pat-er-suhn] / ˈpæt ər sən /

noun

1. a city in NE New Jersey.

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Paterson ¹ British  

/ ˈpætəsən /

noun

1. Andrew Barton, known as Banjo Paterson. 1864–1941, Australian poet. His works include "Waltzing Matilda" and "The Man from Snowy River"

2. William. 1658–1719, Scottish merchant and banker: founded the Bank of England (1694)

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Paterson ² British  

/ ˈpætəsən /

noun

1. a city in NE New Jersey: settled by the Dutch in the late 17th century. Pop: 150 782 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

“Texas has always viewed counties as rural toddlers that can’t be trusted with full powers,” said Robert Paterson, a professor at UT-Austin who specializes in land use and environmental planning.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Paterson and Gower used visual references from porcupines to animal embryonic sacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Led by post-doctoral fellow Ryan Sinclair Paterson at the University of Copenhagen, the research extends the time range for obtaining meaningful protein sequences by millions of years.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Roger Paterson presented his footage to America in a traveling show that crisscrossed the nation and climaxed with the hyped Bigfoot sequence on screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Also the copy of letter to Carter Paterson, and their reply; of both of these I got copies.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker