Richardson

American  

[rich-erd-suhn] / ˈrɪtʃ ərd sən /

noun

1. Henry Handel Henrietta Richardson Robertson, 1870–1946, Australian novelist.

2. Henry Hobson 1838–86, U.S. architect.

3. Jack (Carter), 1934–2012, U.S. playwright and novelist.

4. Sir Owen Williams, 1879–1959, English physicist: Nobel Prize 1928.

5. Sir Ralph (David), 1902–83, English actor.

6. Samuel, 1689–1761, English novelist.

7. Tony, 1928–91, English motion-picture and theatrical director.

8. Walter Hart, 1880–1961, U.S. journalist.

9. a city in northeastern Texas, near Dallas.

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Richardson British  

/ ˈrɪtʃədsən /

noun

1. Dorothy M ( iller ). 1873–1957, British novelist, a pioneer of stream-of-consciousness writing: author of the novel sequence Pilgrimage (14 vols, 1915–67)

2. Henry Handel . pen name of Ethel Florence Lindesay Richardson , 1870–1946, Australian novelist; author of the trilogy The Fortunes of Richard Mahony (1917–29)

3. Sir Owen Willans . 1879–1959, British physicist; a pioneer in the study of atomic physics: Nobel prize for physics 1928

4. Sir Ralph ( David ). 1902–83, British stage and screen actor

5. Samuel . 1689–1761, British novelist whose psychological insight and use of the epistolary form exerted a great influence on the development of the novel. His chief novels are Pamela (1740) and Clarissa (1747)

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Example Sentences

When Raducanu won the 2021 US Open without dropping a set as an 18-year-old qualifier, Richardson was in the coaching box.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

"It gives us the best of both worlds," said Prof Richardson.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Shawn Richardson, an audit partner at Oklahoma-based HoganTaylor, doesn’t miss smelling like a pig farm after completing inventory counts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“Interestingly enough, when I was growing up, there was a touring marionette theater of Richardson that was one of the first places that excited me towards puppets,” Ortiz recalls.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“That’s what Barbra Pierce does,” Mrs. Richardson said.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng