Robinson

American  

[rob-in-suhn] / ˈrɒb ɪn sən /

noun

1. Bill Bojangles, 1878–1949, U.S. tap dancer.

2. Boardman 1876–1952, U.S. painter and illustrator, born in Nova Scotia.

3. Brooks Calbert, 1937–2023, U.S. baseball player: Baseball Hall of Fame 1983.

4. Edward G. Emanuel Goldenberg, 1893–1973, U.S. actor, born in Romania.

5. Edwin Arlington, 1869–1935, U.S. poet.

6. Frank, 1935–2019, U.S. baseball player: became first Black major-league manager in 1975.

7. Frederick John, Viscount Goderich 1st Earl of Ripon, 1782–1859, British statesman: prime minister 1827–28.

8. Jack Roosevelt Jackie, 1919–72, U.S. baseball player: the 20th century's first Black major-league player 1947–56.

9. James Harvey, 1863–1936, U.S. historian.

10. Mary, born 1944, Irish lawyer and politician: first woman to serve as president of Ireland 1990–97.

11. Ray Walker SmithSugar Ray, 1921–1989, U.S. boxer.

12. Sir Robert, 1886–1975, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1947.

13. a male given name.

---

Robinson British  

/ ˈrɒbɪnsən /

noun

1. Edward G. , real name Emanuel Goldenberg . 1893–1973, US film actor, born in Romania, famous esp for gangster roles. His films include Little Caesar (1930), Brother Orchid (1940), Double Indemnity (1944), and All My Sons (1948)

2. Edward Arlington . 1869–1935, US poet, author of narrative verse, often based on Arthurian legend. His works include Collected Poems (1922), The Man Who Died Twice (1924), and Tristram (1927)

3. ( William ) Heath . 1872–1944, British cartoonist and book illustrator, best known for his comic drawings of fantastic machines

4. John ( Arthur Thomas )1919–83, British bishop and theologian, best known for his controversial Honest to God (1963), which popularized radical theological discussion. He was suffragan Bishop of Woolwich (1959–69)

5. Mary . born 1944, Irish barrister and politician: president of Ireland 1990–97; UN high commissioner for human rights (1997–2002)

6. Smokey , real name William Robinson . born 1940, US Motown singer, songwriter, and producer. His hits include "The Tears of a Clown" (1970) (with the Miracles) and "Being with you" (1981)

7. "Sugar" Ray , real name Walker Smith . 1921–89, US boxer, winner of the world middleweight championship on five separate occasions

---

Robinson Idioms  

1. see before you can say Jack Robinson.

---

Example Sentences

Robinson left-footed the ball to an unmarked Dest at the top of the box, a shot that was blocked in the wall, then arced toward the goal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

The sequence started with Antonee Robinson pushing the ball forward for Balogun from just inside the halfway line.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

With Stokes and Atkinson unavailable, and Ollie Robinson injured, it meant England were missing three of the seamers that won them the first Test.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Michelle Obama, née Robinson, is represented by a case that includes a painting made by her father and one of hundreds of thousands of copies of the Stevie Wonder album “Talking Book.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Robinson, at center, is being wrestled away from the registration desk by bystanders, while the woman at left tries to avoid the altercation and King ducks.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman